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Re: Larry Shepherd joins Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
<< <i>On behalf of my former employer, Harlan Berk, I am pleased and proud to announce that Larry Shepherd has joined the staff of Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. The following press release has been sent to the numismatic media. Tom DeLorey -- Larry Shepherd joins Harlan J. Berk Ltd. Harlan J. Berk, Ltd is pleased to announce that… -
Re: My home town of Baltimore is proud to display The Gold Rush-era Kellogg Twenty
Contursi Bringing Specimen 1854 Kellogg $20 Home to Baltimore - June 30, 2008 The finest known U.S. territorial gold coin, the 1854 Kellogg & Co. $20, graded PCGS SP-69, will return to Baltimore for a public exhibit for the first time since it was sold by The John Hopkins University as part of the legendary Garrett… -
Re: What was Kennedy's finest achievement? Who killed him?
<< <i>Four or five years ago, a very weak President may have ruined all of that for our country. In one swift stroke of the pen, President Clinton allowed 2 satellite companies to give the Chinese government the technology for a guidance system that will allow them to build accurate long-range intercontinental ballistic… -
Ok Jade, I'll ask a question that I've long wanted to ask about a Bryan Dollar...
From Jade Coin: << <i>Ask the question that you have long wanted to ask. Post images of your coins. >> This is not a coin, but it's coin related. During the hotly contested presidential election of 1896, Democrat William Jennings Bryan ran on the platform of "free silver." What that meant was that Bryan wanted the U.S.… -
Newspaper coverage of FUN show robbery
Deputies are searching for a brazen band of masked robbers who stole roughly $4 million in some of the world's rarest coins at knifepoint at a busy luxury hotel on International Drive. The heist was one of the largest in recent years, a security expert said Tuesday as details of the crime emerged. The rarest of the stolen… -
Boulton, Watt and the wreck of the Admiral Gardiner
I hope that the length of this post does not put anyone to sleep. All the content was taken from http://www.eicships.info/ships/s815/s815_index.html Boulton, Watt and the Soho Mint (Birmingham, England). In the mid-1700s, the Royal Mint was failing in its task to supply the national requirements for bronze coinage and… -
Re: has my commemorative been altered some way ? - REIMAGED
Doing some reading, fascinating: For at least a decade before the California gold rush of 1849, there was a growing migration of settlers to the West. Most of these pioneers were bound for the rich farmland of the Willamette Valley in the Oregon territory and followed a route which stretched over 2,000 miles from… -
Re: The truth about the toned coin market
Yes an interesting read for sure. It is my opinion that a large portion (perhaps 1/3 or more overall when eBay is considered) of toned coin sellers are kitchen or garage based hacks that are in it for the money, cooking up a fresh batch each week, and making bank deposits on Mondays. Another subset of sellers with… -
Another one bites the dust-- Superior is sold! Anyone need a Rolex?
I just got this email from Superior. I think things are VERY bad in the numismatic world if major firms are getting acquired, merged, or being sold off. What do you think of Superior's annoucement? If I am in the market for a Rolex, at least I know where to go. ************** SUPERIOR GALLERIES January 12th, 2007 Dear… -
Wizard Coin Supply to Operate ANA MoneyMarket Enterprise
I've ordered books and coins from Wayne and never been disappointed! Top notch in every way! IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2009 CONTACT: Jay Beeton Telephone: 719-482-9864 E-mail: pr@money.org Wizard Coin Supply of Chantilly, Virginia, will take over operations of the American Numismatic Association MoneyMarket, direct mail…
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