John Feigenbaum’s Ramblings

This coin show (I will combine the two shows for convenience), like others, was a marathon rather than a sprint — but is especially noteworthy because we came back with the best set of new purchases that I ever recall. Continued...

It Sure is Hot Out Here…
It’s been a while since my last market report, so I’m long overdue writing this entry. The coin market has been humming along steadily and business has been pretty good. Not great, but good.

I’ve been reading blogs from other dealers and most often I get the vibe the the coin market is “really hot” or “just about to be really hot”, or… Continued...

On Friday, May 28, the numismatic community learned of lawsuit filed by Collectors Universe (the parent company of PCGS) against a group of so-called coin doctors. There’s no reason to rehash the details of this lawsuit as you can find good information the Coinlink.com site, including a PDF of the actual filing.

From my perspective, action against the “coin doctors” has been overdue. For years… Continued...

The “Plus” grading is brilliant because it’s a win-win for PCGS and the consumer but it does have some flaws. Continued...

Collectors are getting tired of hearing how there are now fresh coins out there…blah, blah, blah….

But it’s really true.

We haven’t seen anything like the regular flow of fresh coin collections coming from our clients in the last 18 months, like we had in years prior. It’s hard to explain the phenomenon but collector’s are keeping the prized numismatic holding close to their chests. Prices have come… Continued...