by Scarsdale Coin | Jan 8, 2018 | Coin Shows, Coin Appraisals, Numismatics
The 2018 FUN show is in our books and will go down as one of the best FUN shows since we started doing them 30+ years ago… almost the perfect storm of both dealers and collectors ready to buy and sell and believe me it feels good to see a strong showing after...
by Scarsdale Coin | Dec 23, 2017 | History, Resources
Nothing has been more talked about with more passion the past month than BitCoin… Up / Down all around…if Bitcoin is the next big scam or is it here to stay. All we can say is that the motor that drives the engine…or in this case blockchain technology will be a huge...
by Scarsdale Coin | Nov 6, 2017 | Coin Shows, History, Coin Appraisals, Numismatics
This past weekend was a double header for Scarsdale Coin as we attended both the New Hampshire Coin Show in Manchester, NH on Thur/Fri/Sat and the Parsippany Coin Show in Parsippany NJ on Sun. We always enjoy the NH show as it is geared to collectors who crowd the...
by Scarsdale Coin | Jun 28, 2017 | Coin Shows, History, Coin Appraisals, Numismatics
Recently we attended about a dozen shows in the past 2-3 months either set up at a booth or just walking the floor buying… One thing we noticed is that collectors tend to not be attending shows as frequently as in the past. Our observation is that the web has...
by Scarsdale Coin | Apr 4, 2017 | Resources, History, Coin Appraisals, Numismatics
For the second time this year, the United States Mint released a coin as part of its America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The most recent issue celebrates the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the District of Columbia.