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As we enter the month of August, the things which keep collectors busy and away from their coin collections begin to wind down--school for parents with kids, vacations, and summer activities slow down, and this always results in a surge of activity in the coin market and hobby as a whole. The real jump-start to the hobby, after the summer slow-down, is usually the Summer ANA. The ANA brings thousa …

The ANA World Fair of Money, held this year in Oklahoma City, OK, was a good show. Coming into it, many dealers and collectors said they “would not go” or that it would be “terrible”, because of the somewhat difficult location (few direct flights, smaller city, etc), but being the summer ANA, we were optimistic—and it turned out to be a good coin show. Sales were bris …

The error coin market is steady, and prices have been relatively flat, with some high, some low, but overall, healthy. We have been selling a lot of coins, and as a result have been working hard to get in fresh inventory. For us, there has been a run of coin shows lately, with our next show being the Central States coin show, held in the Chicago area. This is an excellent coin show, with hun …