Nine professional numismatists have been approved by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation Board of Directors for inclusion in ACEF’s Trusted Experts Directory, launched May 29 to provide the public with an easy and practical way to locate professional dealers and experts who buy and sell genuine coins and numismatic collectibles. The nine newly added include:
Rick DeSanctis, owner of Numismatic Classics, Inc., Fort Myers, FL – bullion coins, U.S. gold coins/U.S coins, world gold coins/world coins, paper money.
Kenneth Goldman, owner of Kenneth Goldman Inc., Needham, MA – bullion coins, U.S. gold coins, U.S. coins.
Michael Lang, owner of Lang Investments and Rare Coins, Edgewater Park, NJ – U.S. coins.
Josh Moran, owner of CIVITAS Galleries, Middleton, WI – ancient coins, world coins, and U.S. coins.
Jeffrey K. Nolen, owner of Gold N Silver Shop, LLC, Greensboro, NC – bullion coins, U.S. paper money, and U.S. coins.
Patrick T. O’Connor, owner of Aurora Rarities, LLC, San Antonio, TX – world paper money and world coins.
C. Hugh Shull Jr., owner of Hugh Shull, Lexington, SC – U.S. paper money, Confederate paper money.
Richard E. Snow, owner of Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Tucson, AZ – U.S. coins.
Vince Vento, owner of Alli Coins & Currency, LLC, Kaneohe, HI – bullion coins, world gold coins, U.S. paper money.
Available at ACEF’s website, the Trusted Experts Directory now includes 237 professional numismatists located throughout the United States who have been in business at least 10 years and who have earned trust and respect through years of dealing honestly and fairly with customers.
ACEF’s Trusted Experts Directory is designed to help buyers locate established dealers and experts within a 50-mile radius of where they live. Most listed in the directory have brick-and-mortar locations as well as websites.
ACEF is a 501(C)(3)non-profit corporation with Public Charity status. It is funded entirely by donations. For information on how to donate, visit Support the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation.
For additional information about the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation, email Beth Deisher, Executive Director, at info@acefonline.org.
A fine display of good intentions and certainly another step in the right direction. As to how much success will result from this ongoing effort remains to be seen.
The Mint’s sales woes continue. The 7-28 sales report has the Morgan Unc (24XE) at 172,195, a loss of 1,419 from the prior week; and the Peace Unc (24XH) at 165,003, a loss of 1,538. At the same point last year 23XE had 261,048 cumulative sales and 23XH had 260,666. For the 2024 M&P this is a sales decline of 34.0% and 36.5% from 2023. Meanwhile, the 2024 W-Proof ASE (24EA) is at 267,057, where 23EA was at 426,408 after the same number of weeks- so this is a sales decline of 37.4%. The 2024 W-Unc ASE (24EG) fared better… Read more »
Thanks Major D, Maybe it’s the sign of the times for some collectors, or the higher prices forced upon them recently, or both? I can also see some ‘burn-out’ going on for these offerings as well? Like Jeff Legan and others for the ASE’s?.. That’s where I agree with Daniel on shaking things up a bit with the M&P’s minting finesse idea?.. I don’t collect those that you mention above, but maybe if not so pricey? If anything, the mintages are in decline, but so is interest? I used to collect the Burnished ASE’s(my favorite strike)but not anymore, mostly due… Read more »
Rick,
Those are indeed some truly spot-on points you’ve come up with. The highest ever prices all around certainly aren’t helping sales, there’s really no denying that. ASEs have been around for years and as such may finally be losing some customer and/or collector enthusiasm. Finally, the Morgan and Peace Dollars both became annual products rather precipitously, possibly without enough potential long-term interest having been generated for their ongoing existence.
Major D, Thanks for all the current sales numbers for the two distinct varieties of Silver Dollars and the comparisons of them with those of the identical coins after the same amount of sales time had elapsed last year. One unique set of figures I find particularly intriguing is that for the percentages of the decreases in sales for each item from last year so I’ve now listed them here in the order of that number: 1) minus 37.4% – 2024 W-Proof ASE (24E) 2) minus 36.5% – 2024 Peace Unc (24XH) 3) minus 34.0% – 2024 Morgan Unc (24XE)… Read more »