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Re: Monday Market Memories...OK, it's Wednesday
The BEAR market that David spoke about was brutal. It was partly because of the extreme run-up in the precious metals of 1980 and the speculation that was rampant in all sorts of collectibles. Numism… (View Post)2 -
Re: Who is/was G. R. Ganter in respect to Civil War Tokens?
He was a very serious token collector that has since gone to a larger bourse. I believe that Joe Levine of Presidential catalogued and sold his collection over 10 years ago, I think. He lived in the … (View Post)1 -
Leon Hendrickson, founder of SilverTowne, RIP
I just read on Facebook that Leon Hendrickson passed away today. He founded SilverTowne back in the mid 20th century and was a Trading Giant in numismatics. He was past President of the PNG and a fri… (View Post)13 -
Re: A piece of history from B. Max Mehl (numismatic pioneer)
<< <i>I am not really sure Mehl moved to California. It is my understanding that after his death someone bought the rights to use his name in the coin business and they were located in Ca… (View Post)1 -
Re: John Albanese buys 1804 $1 for $2.3m
<< <i> << <i> And so much for a weak coin market, eh? >> The consignor goes down in history as one of only a handful of people to EVER lose money on a classic rarity. Ca… (View Post)1