Protecting Your Numismatic Legacy: Estate Planning for Serious Collectors You’ve spent 40 years building a $500,000 coin collection. Without proper planning, the IRS could claim...

When to Cash Out: Recognizing the Right Time to Sell Nobody enters numismatics planning their exit. We collect because we love it. But circumstances change,...

The $1,000/Month Collector: Strategic Budget Allocation One thousand dollars monthly. Twelve thousand dollars yearly. In the coin market, this budget lands in a fascinating middle...

Inside the Life of a Serious Numismatic Researcher My alarm rings at 5:30 AM. Coffee brewing, I’m at my desk by 6:00, examining photographs of...

Blueprint for Building Your Dream Collection Every museum-quality collection began as a vision. The Eliasberg Collection. The Norweb Collection. The Simpson Collection. Behind each legendary...

Thirty Years in Pursuit: Completing the Impossible Set In 1994, a young collector walked out of a coin show with a worn 1921-S Morgan Dollar—his...

The Duplicate Dilemma: Trade, Sell, or Hold? Every collector eventually faces the duplicate question. Maybe you inherited grandpa’s collection that overlaps with yours. Perhaps an...

The Art of Strategic Upgrading Twenty years ago, I had a Morgan Dollar collection in VF-EF grades. Today, every coin sits in MS65 or better....

Stacking Certifications: The Maximum Value Formula In today’s market, a raw coin is worth significantly less than a certified coin. A certified coin is worth...

The CAC Green Bean: The Third Opinion That Commands Premium That tiny green sticker—a simple bean—has become one of the most influential factors in the...