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Early American Copper
12.07.2023
I have chosen to call my collection the “Clackamas Collection” for a few reasons. The Clackamas people comprised one of the tribes on the l...
29.11.2022
Just a few weeks ago, the Early Copper community was jolted by the news that two of our superstar collectors plan to team up and offer coins...
Introduction: Do you consider coins to be a good investment? The answer should be: “It depends”. For United States coins, there are many ex...
Half Cent collectors need to get their war-chests ready! Why? Because, next month, THE half cent collection for the ages will be sold at auc...
Selections from the Doug Bird collection of Large Cents will be sold at auction by Ira & Larry Goldberg in Los Angeles, CA Feb. 1...
I have been absent from the blog scene for personal reasons. But, I continue to participate in the coin market, and have been observing the ...
Introduction Coins with problems can be a painful subject to discuss. Collectors generally seek problem-free coins for their collections. ...
The Goldbergs held their traditional pre-Long Beach copper auction on Sunday Feb. 12 at the Intercontinental Hotel in L.A. The ballroom was ...
The Al Boka Collection of 1794 cents was sold by Heritage Auctions in Long Beach, CA on Sept. 8, 2016. A specialized collection assembled wi...
The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the famous quote "Change is the Only Constant"* *this is loosely translated from the Gree...
Finally there is a coin grading guide written by collectors of Early American Copper for collectors of Early American Copper. This recently ...
Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers conducted the sale of the Paul Gerrie collection on Feb. 3, 2013 at their offices in West L.A. Mr. Gerrie ...
I recently made the acquaintance of a young man who works at a local business, and he expressed an interest in coins after learning that I a...
EAC grading is not perfect; it is just the best system we have today. Attempts to systematize coin grading for U.S. coins began in th...
Well, the auction of the Tom Reynolds large cents is now in the books. It was a memorable sale that falls just short of the legendary catego...
I rarely devote a post to just one coin. I want to make an exception this time, for the sake of one exceptional copper coin. Next week, Stac...
It is that time of year again. Time to shake off the snow from winter, and head to sunny Southern California for a week of coin activity. Th...
The Whister Collection of half cents (aka Bob Yuell), together with the remaining half cents from the Davy collection were sold by Ira & Lar...
The 2015 EAC convention was held from April 30 to May 2 in Dallas Tx . I was fortunate enough to attend, and enjoyed three full days ta...
Heritage Auctions will sell the Al Boka Collection of 1794 Large Cents on Sept. 8, 2016. This is sure to be a notable auction of a very sign...
The Goldbergs auctioned 228 half cents from the Missouri Cabinet in Los Angeles on Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. I was lucky enough to attend the sa...
The Goldbergs are making plans to sell the Tom Reynolds coins (Part-1) in late Jan. 2016. Based upon the early press releases, and published...
Coin collecting is a hobby, right? It is meant to be relaxing and fun, Right? Well, that is probably the right way to think about it. That ...
Most collectors I know enjoy talking about "The Good Old Days", but they rarely mean "Last Year" when they say it! The coin hobby is current...
The Green Tree half cents comprised the first 236 lots of the Goldberg's pre-Long Beach auction, held Sunday Feb. 18 in Los Angeles. These a...
Happy New Year to all fans of coins, and especially to fans of early copper coins! I am excited about the collecting year ahead of us. The p...