First Federal Coin Corp

Insights of Coin Grading

Before third-party grading and authentication, buyers had to rely solely on the seller, often ending up with bruised apples.

Gain more insight from Jeff Garrett, one of the nation’s top experts in United States coinage.

2011 $1 Silver Eagle MS70 Early Release

$5,690 for an Ounce of Silver Bullion? Impossible!

10 years ago I'd have called you crazy to make such a prediction. Yet today it's a fact.

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What's In A Name

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Over the years, I have been asked several times if I was related to the Garrett family whose vast numismatic collection was sold by Bower's and Merena around 1980. The collection formed around the turn of the century, and sold for tens of millions of dollars.

Gold is Money

Friday, November 04, 2011

Yet part of me was unsurprised. His answer is part and parcel of the mythology, carefully crafted, to turn bits of official-looking paper into "money" in the minds of the public. To admit to the obvious fact that gold is money would be to admit that the emperor has no clothes.

Why are rare coins so popular?

Friday, October 28, 2011

When I tell someone in conversation what I do for a living, they are often surprised I can make a living selling rare coins. Most are very surprised that the market for collector coins in the United States and world is so large.

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2011 $5 1/10-OZ GOLD EAGLE PCGS-MS70 FIRST STRIKE

2011 $5 Gold Eagle MS70 First Strike

Prior to last year's mid-term elections, a billboard sporting a smiling image of President Ronald Reagan appeared along a major highway in my home state of Minnesota.