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David Lawrence Rare Coins Acquires “King of Barber Coinage”

Posted by John Brush at 5 March, 2010, 12:19 am - (4) Comment
Categories: Brush's Blog, DLRC (David Lawrence Rare Coins), News

While attending the Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore, Maryland this week, I was lucky enough to be the designated bidder for David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) at the show's official auction by Bowers and Merena Auctions. As the auction approached, the finest known 1901-S Barber Quarter was to be offered as lot 737. Graded by PCGS as MS-68, this item is, without question, the nicest… Continued...

Gold Hits all-time High Against the Euro

Posted by John Feigenbaum at 15 February, 2010, 10:17 am - (0) Comment
Categories: News, Stella info

Earlier today, gold hit an all-time high at around 808 euros. In U.S. dollars, gold is still well under it's peak of $1200+ levels. But the weakness in the Euro (which now stand around $1.36) has created the higher price relative to that currency. This may be the break we've been looking for in terms of seeing gold prices dis-associate themselves from the Euro, which has been a leading indicator… Continued...

Forgers Show Innovation

Posted by Stella Admin at 7 October, 2009, 12:35 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: News

By Steve Roach COIN VALUES Market Analyst Coin World has taken an active role in disseminating information about the recent infiltration of fake coins that are coming into the United States from production facilities in China. The good news? The hobby's awareness of this problem is increasing and dealers are becoming more aware of what is out there. The bad news? The counterfeit coins keep getting better and the counterfeiters are becoming more… Continued...

Breaking News: Eagles No, Buffaloes Yes

Posted by Stella Admin at 6 October, 2009, 1:55 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: News

By David C. Harper (Numismaster.com), October 06, 2009 - No proof one-ounce American Eagle gold or silver collector coins will be produced in 2009 by the U.S. Mint. The bad news, cleared for release at noon Eastern Daylight time Oct. 6, doesn't end there. There will also be: • No "W" mintmarked uncirculated silver American Eagle collector coins, • No proof fractional gold American Eagles, • No "W" uncirculated one-ounce gold American Eagles (the fractionals… Continued...

Summer Sunset Collection is Around the Corner!

Posted by John Brush at 25 August, 2009, 4:04 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Brush's Blog, DLRC (David Lawrence Rare Coins), DLRC Auctions, News

Three weeks before the ANA, we got an email from a customer who was looking to sell his coin collection. We get quite a few of these per week, but the list that soon accompanied the email was rather large, to the tune of nearly 1000 coins. Unfortunately I couldn't make it to his home in Florida that week to view the collection, but we were able… Continued...