Upcoming Coin Show in Stamford, CT

Next week Stamford, CT will host Coinfest 2010, a regional show, with hundreds of dealers from around the country! We will be there - looking to sell and buy. To me a show is like treasure hunting, filling orders for our customers, while look for new deals for inventory. We will report back next week, with an overview of the show, as well as the market in general. If you have any questions or comment please leave them here.

How Did You Start Collecting?

One of my favorite coins.

I would like to hear from collectors out there about what areas you are interested in and maybe we can start a conversation about how we were introduced to the wonderful world of numismatics.

I began collecting coins when I was 8. My mother had a small coin collection and gave a few coins to my brother, sister and I and the bug hit me and not them. My interest focused in Morgan Dollars--you got a lot of coin for your money back then. I think back then that I could have bought a twenty dollar Saint Gaudens gold piece for forty dollars. Too bad, that was way beyond the means of an eight year old!