Congratulations to Rick Snow!

winesteven · May 24, 2024 5:41PM

Here are Rick’s words about receiving news of this honor for him:

“Thank you to the ANA for selecting me as the 2024 recipient of the Harry J. Forman Dealer of the Year award!

This is quite an honor and I am very humbled and surprised by the award. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is a great organization which I have been a member of since 1976.

In the past, they have bestowed on me:
Numismatist of the Year (2010)
Article of the Year (2014)
Presidential Award (2021)
and now:
Dealer of the Year (2024)

The award will be given at the Awards Banquet at the ANA World's Fair of Money, Chicago, IL on Thursday night August 8, 2024.

I hope you can attend.

Thank you very much.”

Rick Snow

renomedphys · May 24, 2024 5:44PM

Way to go, Rick!

CaptHenway · May 24, 2024 6:01PM

Congratulations, Rick!

golden · May 24, 2024 6:32PM

Congratulations!

Copperindian · May 24, 2024 6:38PM

Congrats Rick! Very deserving…

Desert Moon · May 24, 2024 6:47PM

Thumbs up! A true master at his craft. Thanks from bringing this up WS.

Best, SH

MsMorrisine · May 24, 2024 6:58PM

i hear he has an eagle eye too

hbarbee · May 24, 2024 7:04PM

He is an outstanding guy and an great dealer to do business with. His sticker on a cent slab carries a lot of weight.

WAYNEAS · May 25, 2024 6:22AM

A well-deserved honor Rick.
Wayne

jfriedm56 · May 25, 2024 7:08AM

Congratulations Rick!

kaz · May 25, 2024 8:08AM

Congratulations on the award!

Tibor · May 25, 2024 8:43AM

Well earned and deserved. Congratulations!!

Walkerfan · May 25, 2024 9:08AM

Yay, Rick!!

Well deserved!

Congratulations!!

Bikergeek · May 25, 2024 9:14AM

Congrats to Rick! I'm not a copper guy but I had a chance to meet Rick and see his book at a recent show and I was blown away by the quality of the book(s).

Coinobsessed · May 25, 2024 9:29AM

Great dealer. Well deserved.

Inlander · May 25, 2024 9:37AM

Congratulations Rick! I have bought many great coins from EERC over the years.

johnny9434 · May 25, 2024 9:42AM

One more for the wall, congrats 😎

Dave99B · May 25, 2024 12:38PM

Way to go Rick. Really cool, and well deserved!

Dave

mattniss · May 25, 2024 1:27PM

Congrats to the Eagle Eye himself, Mr. Snow!

DCW · May 25, 2024 1:59PM

Congratulations. Always nice to see a successful member be recognized nationally.

Copperindian · May 25, 2024 2:55PM

Troll alert!

Copperindian · May 25, 2024 3:03PM

No video plug this time?

segoja · May 25, 2024 3:13PM

Excellent!!! Way to go Rick

winesteven · May 25, 2024 6:00PM

I’ve been waiting for this troll to post his negative garbage. He’s been banned several times (no need to wonder why), and pops up with a new “name”. Unfortunately, his reply may have to stay here until Tuesday before his reply is appropriately deleted!

Steve

ElmerFusterpuck · May 26, 2024 5:20AM

Congrats to Rick!

And a big f*** off to the worthless troll. Betting they don't have a 12 year old and their coin photography is limited to parking lot PMD finds.

cmerlo1 · May 26, 2024 7:22AM

Congrats, Rick, from this proud yes-puppet!

DelawareDoons · May 26, 2024 7:25AM

@CT755 said:
Oh yes, congrats are in order!

He intercoursed his last partner.

His pictures of coins are among the very worst on the internet. My 12 year old does better with her phone.

His ads (like the one below) are full of hype, ABSOLUTE BALD FACED LIES and rooted in attempting to dupe the uneducated.

So oh yes, certainly deserving of dealer of the year. So f-ing disgusting!!!

What's worse is most of you yes-puppets here will bash me for posting PUBLICLY PUBLISHED DOCUMENTED TRUTH and the host will ban me for being honest and having the courage to call a spade a spade.

This is what the numismatic business has become. Corruption supporting corruption and collectors being stupid enough to follow along. Ya'll deserve a green bean on your foreheads.

It's also real nice how he manages to list the previous awards he's been given (far different than earned). No fragile little ego at play here!

And, above all else, what does this say about the ignorance and/or corruption of the ANA?

Pathetic!

MFeld · May 26, 2024 8:18AM

@CT755 said:
Oh yes, congrats are in order!

He intercoursed his last partner.

His pictures of coins are among the very worst on the internet. My 12 year old does better with her phone.

His ads (like the one below) are full of hype, ABSOLUTE BALD FACED LIES and rooted in attempting to dupe the uneducated.

So oh yes, certainly deserving of dealer of the year. So f-ing disgusting!!!

What's worse is most of you yes-puppets here will bash me for posting PUBLICLY PUBLISHED DOCUMENTED TRUTH and the host will ban me for being honest and having the courage to call a spade a spade.

This is what the numismatic business has become. Corruption supporting corruption and collectors being stupid enough to follow along. Ya'll deserve a green bean on your foreheads.

It's also real nice how he manages to list the previous awards he's been given (far different than earned). No fragile little ego at play here!

And, above all else, what does this say about the ignorance and/or corruption of the ANA?

Pathetic!

People might listen to if you stick to posting clear, verifiable facts and omit the name-calling and insults.

Copperindian · May 26, 2024 8:29AM

@MFeld: this guy has more alts than we can count. He shouldn’t be listened to under any circumstances. He’s incapable of presenting verifiable facts, let alone commenting in a civil manner.

oldabeintx · May 26, 2024 8:48AM

Congratulation to Rick. Love his books and everything I’ve bought from him and those coins I still own that were stickered by him. We may have plenty of stickers, but I welcome any specialist stickers on top of the generalists.

TrickleCharge · May 26, 2024 12:12PM

Rick certainly knows his stuff and is a successful dealer. As such the Eagle Eye Seal should and does carry a lot of weight. I am not sure what the ANA looks at when selecting the recipient of this award, but it should be acknowledged that there exists a potential conflict when you start stickering your own inventory.

winesteven · May 26, 2024 2:35PM

@TrickleCharge said:
Rick certainly knows his stuff and is a successful dealer. As such the Eagle Eye Seal should and does carry a lot of weight. I am not sure what the ANA looks at when selecting the recipient of this award, but it should be acknowledged that there exists a potential conflict when you start stickering your own inventory.

Potential conflict? Yes. But it boils down to the ethics of the person.

My understanding is that Rick will ONLY buy coins for his inventory that he recognizes will merit his Photo Seal. Yes, he accepts coins for consignments from collectors that don’t have his PS.
The vast majority of the Indian Cents in my #7 ranked set and my high ranked Flying Eagle sets were NOT bought from Rick, but were bought mainly from auctions and other dealers.
Rick was courteous enough to have spent enough time with me to give me a good sense as to what it takes for a coin to merit his Photo Seal. EVERY coin I bought from auction or other dealers that did NOT have his Photo Seal at that time, when I shipped them to Rick, he stickered EVERY one, even though he knew I had only bought a very small handful of coins from him!

Based on the above, I’m convinced of two things: 1) Rick’s ethics will not allow him to Photo Seal a coin he buys for his inventory that does not merit a Photo Seal, and 2) Rick will not avoid Photo Sealing a coin that merits a PS simply because he’s not the seller!

So a potential conflict? Yes. But in the real world, he is 100% ethical with the application or rejection of his Photo Seal! And THAT is why his Photo Seal is so respected by those with serious collections of Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents!

Steve

asheland · May 26, 2024 3:00PM

I value the Eagle Eye sticker.

Congratulations Rick Snow!

Copperindian · May 26, 2024 3:10PM

Very well put Steve; couldn’t have said it better myself (so I “let” you do it)!

TrickleCharge · May 26, 2024 4:21PM

@winesteven said:

@TrickleCharge said:
Rick certainly knows his stuff and is a successful dealer. As such the Eagle Eye Seal should and does carry a lot of weight. I am not sure what the ANA looks at when selecting the recipient of this award, but it should be acknowledged that there exists a potential conflict when you start stickering your own inventory.

Potential conflict? Yes. But it boils down to the ethics of the person.

My understanding is that Rick will ONLY buy coins for his inventory that he recognizes will merit his Photo Seal. Yes, he accepts coins for consignments from collectors that don’t have his PS.

The vast majority of the Indian Cents in my #7 ranked set and my high ranked Flying Eagle sets were NOT bought from Rick, but were bought mainly from auctions and other dealers.

Rick was courteous enough to have spent enough time with me to give me a good sense as to what it takes for a coin to merit his Photo Seal. EVERY coin I bought from auction or other dealers that did NOT have his Photo Seal at that time, when I shipped them to Rick, he stickered EVERY one, even though he knew I had only bought a very small handful of coins from him!

Based on the above, I’m convinced of two things: 1) Rick’s ethics will not allow him to Photo Seal a coin he buys for his inventory that does not merit a Photo Seal, and 2) Rick will not avoid Photo Sealing a coin that merits a PS simply because he’s not the seller!

So a potential conflict? Yes. But in the real world, he is 100% ethical with the application or rejection of his Photo Seal! And THAT is why his Photo Seal is so respected by those with serious collections of Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents!

Steve

I appreciate the reply Steve. You always have some of the best and most well thought out comments (and coins!). I mean no disrespect to Rick. That is why I said 'potential' because no one can deny an opportunity does exist to take advantage. If he is indeed 100% ethical then we have nothing to worry about. If it is anything less than 100% though, I would have some serious concerns.

I certainly hope you are correct and that Rick doesn't let his own inventory or who is submitting have any factor in his decision to sticker.

Copperindian · May 26, 2024 5:07PM

@TrickleCharge: I can vouch for Steve’s analysis 100% with my own experience. At the Phoenix Money Show (March ‘23), I brought some 15 FE’s & IHC’s for Rick to examine for his PS. He approved most of them with a couple declines. Really good, I thought - 13/15. The next week after he was back at the office he called me to say he had changed his mind for 3 of them. Under the better lighting at his office was the reason. “I have to adhere to my strict standards instead of saving face”. I wasn’t even the slightest bit upset; I’ve dealt with him for many years & am aware he has exacting parameters for his PS. So, I ended up 10/15. A couple were a crap shoot on my part, so still a pretty good outcome.

winesteven · May 26, 2024 5:12PM

Thanks for your very kind words. As noted, I agree.

Knowing other specific collectors and a vest pocket dealer who have had their cents purchased elsewhere and then stickered by Rick for their own collection (and in the case of the vest pocket dealer where the newly stickered coins are sold by him directly to collectors) gives me the solid confidence that I have regarding Rick’s ethical standards.

Keep in mind that Rick charges only $15 to Photo Seal a coin, regardless of value! For that measly $15, you get the sticker AND the plasticized Photo Seal card with the image of the obverse slab on the front of the card, and some language along with Rick’s signature on the reverse of the card, AND three high quality digital photos of your coin, AND if you request, he’ll discuss your coin with you! All for ONLY $15!

Why does he do that? I believe we can agree these $15 charges are not a moneymaker for him! He does this for the very reason he started with the Photo Seal concept about 30 years ago or so (the same reason that CAC started stickering about 14 years or so later) - he felt that many Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents were overgraded according to the theoretical grading standards. So he stickers coins that in his opinion are properly graded to identify those coins for the collecting community, whether they buy these coins from him, from an auction, or from other dealers. As noted in my earlier reply just a few replies above, he stickers plenty of coins that he has never sold!

Steve

messydesk · May 26, 2024 6:03PM

Congratulations, Rick!

renomedphys · May 26, 2024 6:41PM

I for one think it’s kinda cool that successful people, successful “enough” people, have nemeses. Congratulations again, Rick! I doff my hat to thee.

Congratulations to Rick Snow!

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