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In one of the highlights of this (or any) numismatic year, yesterday we attended the numismatic barbecue held annually at the lovely east coast home of a serious...

Good news everyone – it’s time once again for our annual ‘August by the Numbers’ commentary in which we summarize our business in the 8th month numerically. So...

August 5th – Day 1: After what seemed like about a 6 month hiatus from coin shows (but which really was just about 6 weeks since we were...

Prologue: Though we seemingly just finished unpacking from the Long Beach show, it is time to reload, recharge and do it all over again as we head down...

Another Original Work of Numismatic Non-Fiction by Dave Wnuck So I’m sitting in the CRO offices one day a couple of weeks ago when the phone rings. On...

Day 1:  Saturday After an even more frantic than usual day-before-a-show of packing, paying last minute bills, shipping the last few coin orders out to customers and generally...

Prologue: Good morning coin collector, coin dealer, industry professional, unaffiliated coin show article reading enthusiast or person who has stumbled upon this site accidentally (and is now systematically...

Prologue: While much of the rest of the numismatic world was almost certainly sleeping, your author was busily preparing for this week’s exciting CSNS show in exciting Milwaukee,...

Day 1: This is how Day 1 was supposed to begin:  Wake up at 3:30 AM, finish packing, have a leisurely breakfast, make sure I haven’t forgotten anything,...

Prologue: Hello fellow numismatic enthusiast, collector, dealer or industry professional – Note that I am going to have to type this quietly so that I do not wake...