2020-03-24T13:45:04-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Someone once said, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This sublime statement has become a reality in the rare coin business. Toned coins are now extremely collectible and highly sought after. When I started buying and selling rare [...]
2020-03-24T13:47:58-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
My company has been submitting coins for grading and authentication since the inception of third-party grading in the 1980s. Today, we send in thousands of coins to be graded each year, so the process of coin certification has become second [...]
2020-03-20T12:20:29-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
When the public brings in coins for an appraisal these days, they often have done at least some research. But working with these folks also reminds me how little the general population knows about the world of rare coin grading. [...]
2020-03-20T12:14:47-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Ten answers to the question: What coins should I pursue? I often have conversations with others about the growth of numismatics. Most, if not all, agree on the importance of attracting young people to the hobby. Not long ago, I [...]
2020-03-24T13:54:48-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
When I began collecting decades ago, my first goal was to complete a set of 1941-to-date Lincoln cents. I lived in Florida at the time and locating the early San Francisco Mint issues in circulation was very difficult. After several [...]
2019-06-14T18:01:40-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Best-Selling Annual Guide Prices 7,900 Coins The 72nd edition of the hobby’s Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”) will debut at the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo on March 22, 2018. It features [...]
2019-04-24T12:28:54-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
The George Walton specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel sold April 25, 2013 at auction in Schaumburg, Ill., for $3,172,500. Jeff Garrett from Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries, Lexington, Ky., placed the winning floor bid during Heritage Auction’s Platinum Night [...]
2019-04-22T21:04:02-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Coin collecting habits in the United States have continued to evolve since the hobby became popular in the late 1850s.
2019-04-22T20:53:43-04:00By Jeff Garrett|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Be patient, educate yourself, find opportunities and enjoy the hobby.
2019-04-24T12:26:53-04:00By SpiderSavvy|Articles by Jeff Garrett|
Ed Lane: You have had a numismatic career for more than 35 years and have been called “the expert’s expert.” You are the author of several books on American coins and were recently elected president of the American Numismatic Association [...]
