Category Archives: Dealer Advice

Jeff Garrett: Becoming a Professional Numismatist

If you want to work with coins for a living, here are some ideas on where to start   By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) …… One of the most amazing developments in numismatics recently has been the explosion of sharp young people entering the business. There are at least 50 to 100 […]

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Helpful Hints for Young Coin Dealers: 2023 Revision

By Doug Winter – RareGoldCoins.com …… CoinWeek Content Partner 1. Don’t worry about learning how to grade; learn how to recognize what a nice coin looks like. Many young coin dealers aspire to make their money via grading. This can be by cracking coins out of old holders, “making” coins which were previously raw, or […]

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PNG: Three Things to Know Before Buying or Selling Gold This Holiday

As holiday time gets closer, some people may want to sell their gold to get cash for purchasing gifts or may want to buy gold coins to give as gifts. Do your homework first, cautions the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG). The PNG is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953 that’s composed today of the country’s […]

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Coin Auctions Are Great Venues – Part 2

By Peter Mosiondz, Jr.…. In Part 1 of this feature we spoke about public auctions. Now let’s turn our attention to mail bid sales and mail auctions. The mail bid dealer does not need to concern himself with the cost and procedure of procuring an auction license. The individual who conducts a public auction must […]

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Coin Auctions Are Great Venues – Part 1

By Peter Mosiondz, Jr. for CoinWeek…. In our previous installments of Collecting 101 we discussed many ways of obtaining those needed coins. Now we come to yet another method, this one being my personal favorite. If you’ve never bid in a public auction or mail bid auction sale, you’re missing a treat. In effect, you […]

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For Coin Collectors and Investors, a Competent Appraisal is a Necessity

By Peter Mosiondz, Jr. Foolish is the individual who travels the highway of life without a Last Will and Testament. Just as imprudent is the numismatist who insists that he or she is in no need of a competent appraisal of their coin collection. As most competent appraisals cost about the same as a last […]

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