Jon Lerner, President and Founder of Scarsdale Coin

How the US Mint makes over $97.50 per set on Kennedy Half Dollars

by Scarsdale Coin | Oct 28, 2014 | Coin Appraisals, Numismatics, Resources, History

A quick viewpoint on something that really bothers me…. The US Mint released 300,000 (limit) sets of a 4 pieces Kennedy Half Dollar… (See the description info below on this coinset) Now it may be interesting...

Baltimore Show Reports…

by Scarsdale Coin | Jul 1, 2014 | Coin Shows

Thought it would be fun to pəˈro͞oz/ highlights of some of my friends’ road reports from Baltimore show. Charles Morgan “For CoinWeek …. The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo officially kicked off today. The show runs through Saturday, June...

Three Cent Silvers Hit New Price Record

by Scarsdale Coin | Jun 24, 2014 | Numismatics, Announcements

It was wonderful to see several new price records set at yesterday’s Heritage auction in New York City for three cent silvers…. The top three as I see it… first a new high price of $ 64,625 (with the buyers premium) 1854 Three Cent Silver, Splendid...

Storing Coins Basics Flips

by Scarsdale Coin | Apr 29, 2014 | Numismatics, Resources

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) recommends storing coins in acid-free envelopes or “flips,” which are mylar cases that should not contain PVC, or polyvinyl chloride. While most collectors understand this, the average person does...

Mint throws collectors a curve ball….

by Scarsdale Coin | Mar 5, 2014 | Numismatics, Announcements

I started hearing back around March last year that the Mint was asking for submissions for the design of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins. The winner really threw me a curve ball….I mean a curve coin that is and I think we will all...