Instructors: William Shamhart, Jr., Charles Browne, Lane Brunner, John Dannreuther & John Albanese
Week of July 4, 2009
If you aren’t familiar with the five names above, you should make a concerted effort to find out who they are and where you might meet and learn from their years of experience in numismatics. These gentlemen have a strong [...]
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2009 ANA Summer Seminar on Advanced United States Coin Grading and Problem Coins. A Critique.
Posted in Economy, Gammill Numismatics, Grading, Grading problem coins, Half Cents, Hard Times Tokens, Stand Alone Coins for Investments, coin condition, coin investments, collector investments, knowledge is power, large cents, rare coin investment, shield nickels, tagged advanced grading, ANA, Bill Shamhart, CAC, Charles Browne, coin education, coin grading, coin marketplace, collectible space, colorado springs, famous coins, founder of NGC, John Albanese, John Dannreuther, knowledge is power, Lane Brunner, numismatic education, numismatic experts, numismatic innovators, numismatic research, pcgs grader, problem coins, professional philosophy, summer seminar, William Shamhart on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the Economy Goes, So Goes the Coin Market
Posted in Economy, coin condition, coin investments, collector investments, key date investments, knowledge is power, rare coin investment, tagged adams carter class 3 1804 silver dollar, As the Economy goes, bankruptcies, CAC, Certified Acceptance Corporation, coin collecting, coin collection, coin eye appeal, coin portfolio, down market, economic downturn, Economy, fresh coins, gold bullion, housing foreclosures, investment space, jittery economy, John Albanese, luster, market value, mint state grade, premium coins, proof grade, rare coin market, series rarity, silver bullion, So goes the coin market, strike, tight credit, true rarity, unemployment on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the economy continues to struggle with rising unemployment numbers (heading toward 10%), tight credit for small businesses, bankruptcies and housing foreclosures increasing 15% in the first half of 2009, it should be no surprise that we are also seeing the activity of the coin collecting community shift their priorities. With less disposable income we are seeing [...]