If anyone is looking for a better stapler for their 2×2 coin flips, might I suggest this one by MAX USA Corp.? Max Flat-Clinch Stapler (Full Size) I got the gray model pictured above (HD-50DF), but it also comes in black too (HD-50DFBK) and I cannot tell you ... [Full Post]
Hey guys! Just got news that the ANA is offering FREE one year memberships starting next week if you’ve ever wanted to try it out! :) I became a Life Member about three years ago and absolutely love it! More info on what it includes and how to ... [Full Post]
Exciting news today, guys! Our Trade Up Game continues!!! Almost exactly four years ago we set out on a mission of trying to turn $0.00 into a $20 St. Gaudens Gold Double Eagle coin (pictured above – one of the most beautiful, and sought after, coins in our ... [Full Post]
Came across two items lately I couldn’t help but find interesting :) A button from a button jar I picked up at a yard sale over the weekend (great way to keep kids entertained for hours!) And a “love token” coin that was turned into a pin that ... [Full Post]
Got this coin for Xmas and keep meaning to share it with you: A half a penny – hah! Crudely cut, and at least 160 years old as you can barely make out the “18” from”1800″ in the year mark before it got chopped off, haha… (These Braided ... [Full Post]
Hey y’all! it’s been a while, eh? Still collecting over there? Get anything new or juicy lately? While I’ve been quite on the blog front here, I’ve definitely been anything but in the background. I recently started helping people liquidate their unwanted collections again (Best. Job. Ever.), and ... [Full Post]
Hey coin friends! Happy New Year!! It’s been a while since my last post here, but I’m back in action after rearranging my life/career more, and I’m happy to say that coin collecting/talking has made the cut ;) Although of course once a coin collector, always a coin ... [Full Post]
Did a trade the other day I thought you’d find interesting :) I had picked up this 1835 “Classic Head” half cent years ago when I first started collecting and didn’t know what the heck I was doing (“buy the book before the coin,” right?) and finally after ... [Full Post]
In a fit of decluttering recently, I came across 6 old red books of mine which I’ve religiously kept since the dawn of my collecting (i.e. Summer of 2012). I initially thought they’d never be pried away from my hands as I tend to obsess about stuff I ... [Full Post]
Three years ago a blogger friend of mine left a comment on this blog teasing about an old box of coins he had inherited: I didn’t think much of it at the time, however, over the years it started garnering more comments about it than any actual blog ... [Full Post]