From Behind the Table

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April 15th – Tax Day!!

April 16, 2024

OUSCC just attended the PNNA Spring Convention the last 3 days in Tukwila, Washington. This show was steady solid with about 1,000 folks through the doors. Buyers and sellers are timid as the world news seems to be keeping people…

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Sharing “The Blue Wonder” – 1885 Silver Morgan Dollar – MS67!

November 10, 2023

This coin has a long well-documented pedigree back to the 1982 Colorado Springs ANA Auction. It sold at ANA raw (at that time) for a crazy amount of money – $2,950 and was informally named “The Blue Wonder”. It has…

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Success Story: Restoring Coins & Grading

October 17, 2023

Coin Grading Success Story – see below for a recent post on the CAC/CACG Coin Facebook page that mentions Michael Greenwood, owner of Original US Coins!

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#11 added to the Original US Coins list of 10 Ways To Collect Coins

October 14, 2023

Good day coin collectors – we recently published a Blog on the Top 10 Ways to Collect Coins. Let’s change that to Top 10 Ways to Collect Coins and Bullion and then we have another interesting add to our list:…

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Top 10 by Original U.S. Coins & Collectibles

September 24, 2023

10 Ten Ways to Collect Coins: If you are a coin collector or would like to get started collecting coins, this Blog has some useful tips on getting started, adding to or selling your collection.  We’ve prepared the following list…

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It’s Time To Get Serious, Again!

September 4, 2023

Summer is quickly fading, the days are getting shorter, the grass doesn’t grow quite as quickly as it did just a few weeks ago and vacations are in the rear-view mirror.  Raking leaves and getting ready for winter is around…

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COIN FEST! ON PROPERTYROOM.COM – AUGUST 25TH!

August 26, 2023

TONIGHT:  COIN FEST! ON PROPERTYROOM.COM                 Tonight is the night!  PropertyRoom.com is running a promotional coin event – COIN FEST.  Check out all of the Original US Coins listings that end starting at 8:00 p.m. (EST) tonight thru 10:00 p.m. (EST).…

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Back to School and Other Things!

August 20, 2023

Maybe you are getting back to school, getting others back to school or looking to get back to something yourself – like coin collecting! I’ve been out of school for many years, but I’ve never stopped collecting coins!  I learn…

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A Coin Collector’s Journey – Coin Collecting

August 11, 2023

By reading this Blog, I’m assuming you are interested in Coin Collecting.  Maybe you inherited a collection or collect for the history and beauty of coins or want to pass down a collection to your children or grandchildren or are…

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A Coin Collector’s Journey – Coin Storage & Grading

July 29, 2023

One of the best aspects of being a coin dealer is finding, reviewing, and purchasing a coin collection. This is magnified when that collection was put together a long, long time ago, and I’m hearing the history of the collection…

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