Posts by Original US Coins & Collections
April 15th – Tax Day!!
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 edgy. Me too, except I’m buying like crazy. Any really solid coins, currency and bullion…
Read MoreSharing “The Blue Wonder” – 1885 Silver Morgan Dollar – MS67!
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 been in the Old Green Holder for decades. It is just back from CAC in…
Read MoreSuccess Story: Restoring Coins & Grading
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!
Read More#11 added to the Original US Coins list of 10 Ways To Collect Coins
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: #11 Costco Now you can buy your groceries, get a $1.50 hotdog and buy a…
Read MoreTop 10 by Original U.S. Coins & Collectibles
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 of the Top 10 ways to give you some ideas: In today’s Blog, we are…
Read MoreIt’s Time To Get Serious, Again!
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 the corner. Kids are back to school shopping and soon they will be playing school…
Read MoreCOIN FEST! ON PROPERTYROOM.COM – AUGUST 25TH!
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). Silver and Gold! Fantastic offerings at fantastic prices with fantastic customer service! SILVER: https://www.propertyroom.com/l/first-year-of-issue-1986-american-silver-eagle-one-dollar-certified-ms69-by-ngc-1-oz-999-silver/16366838 https://www.propertyroom.com/l/classic-commemorative-1936-york-county-maine-silver-half-dollar-commemorative-certified-ms65-by-pcgs/16366837…
Read MoreBack to School and Other Things!
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 something new everyday in this business. There is a lot of history around coin collecting,…
Read MoreA Coin Collector’s Journey – Coin Collecting
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 diversifying your investments and want to include coins and precious metals. Whatever your reasons for collecting…
Read MoreA Coin Collector’s Journey – Coin Storage & Grading
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 firsthand and seeing how it was stored and catalogued. Please join me as we start…
Read More