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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1991293, member: 57463"]I bought from them several times when I worked a project in Dallas. I am not an active mail order or auction buyer. Of course, they are the third-largest auction house in the world behind Christie's and Sotheby's, so they do not do a lot of walk-in business, but they do some, especially for big buyers. They made time for me because they knew me from my work at <i>Coin World</i> and from meeting them at conventions. Their principal, Jim Halperin, wrote two science fiction books that I reviewed; so we know each other as writers. I am not usually a buyer at their level.</p><p><br /></p><p>They offer world class numismatics. That necessitates a volume of buying that brings them the best items, but leaves them with a lot of mid-range inventory. So, they have "clearance sales" where dealers bring their vans and take out the Buffalo Nickels, Indianhead Cents, and other coins that flow through a million US Type collections. </p><p><br /></p><p>Among their many famous offerings, I got to personally see several of the finest known set of Mercury Dimes before it went on the block. They were stunning, true eye-knockers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1991293, member: 57463"]I bought from them several times when I worked a project in Dallas. I am not an active mail order or auction buyer. Of course, they are the third-largest auction house in the world behind Christie's and Sotheby's, so they do not do a lot of walk-in business, but they do some, especially for big buyers. They made time for me because they knew me from my work at [I]Coin World[/I] and from meeting them at conventions. Their principal, Jim Halperin, wrote two science fiction books that I reviewed; so we know each other as writers. I am not usually a buyer at their level. They offer world class numismatics. That necessitates a volume of buying that brings them the best items, but leaves them with a lot of mid-range inventory. So, they have "clearance sales" where dealers bring their vans and take out the Buffalo Nickels, Indianhead Cents, and other coins that flow through a million US Type collections. Among their many famous offerings, I got to personally see several of the finest known set of Mercury Dimes before it went on the block. They were stunning, true eye-knockers.[/QUOTE]
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