| Important Highlights in June Auctions at GreatCollections... GreatCollections to offer important highlights in June coin auctionsIncludes four Mormon gold pieces and Libertas Americana medal in silver... |
| Denver ANA Report, Upcoming Auctions... We just got back from Denver. I must admit, I did not have high hopes for this show, because at the last minute, PCGS and NGC both pulled out of grading at the event. All major s... |
| The Denver ANA - Table 407 This week we're off to Denver, attending the National Money Show produced by the ANA.Our table number is 407. Ian will be there accepting consignments, showing off some of the h... |
| GreatCollections is Hiring We're looking for another member to join our company. This is a new position, a result of our increase in business over the past few months.Since we are a small company and inte... |
| Coin Rarities on Offer at GreatCollections GreatCollections to auction rare $3 gold piece, graded by PCGSIssued in 1860, it is among the finest known. ... |
| Rare 1792 Penny Sells for $1.15 Million... For several hours this morning, we had a very special penny on display at the GreatCollections Central States table. The 1792 Silver Center Cent sold for $1.15 million last night at the Cen... |
| Two Special Coins from 1860... One of the most significant historical events in 1860 was Abraham Lincoln being elected as the 16th President of the United States, being the first Republican to hold office. It is also the... |
| Times Flies - Our Anniversary! Even though we spent a lot of time in late 2010 and early 2011 working on GreatCollections, we only formally launched our auctions 12 months ago today. Of course, GreatCollections sales and... |
| March Sales, Upcoming Auctions, Consignments Wanted... On this last day of March, here is the GreatCollections month in review:March SalesOur March auctions proved to be our best ever, anchored by the Turino Collec... |
| GreatCollections Sells $110,000 Gold Coin GreatCollections Auctions 20th Century Gold Coin for $110,000 Two bidders compe... |
| World / Foreign Coins at GreatCollections Over the past few months, our world coin listings have been growing at GreatCollections. Of course, we can never have enough world coins, so if you are interested in consigning, please cont... |
| GreatCollections to Auction Turino Collection of U.S. Coins... March 12, 2012, Irvine, Calif. – GreatCollections is proud to auction a group of U.S. coins called the Turino Collection. While the collection contains coins of all price ranges, the highli... |
| U.S. Mint Products for 2012... We have received a lot of phone calls lately about when the U.S. Mint is going to release certain products... coins like the 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle, the Proof Gold Eagles, Platinum and so on. ... |
| What Clients are Saying about GreatCollections... Another testimonial from a regular client. We have clients who spend $50 a month and others who spend $50,000 a week - every client is important to us... if you don't believe this statement... |
| GreatCollections will be at Long Beach... We're just getting ready for the Long Beach Coin Expo, which starts Thursday, February 2. We'll be at table 521 accepting consignments and showing off some new highlights from our auctions.... |
| A Nice Testimonial from a Regular Client... We love to receive feedback... I think almost everyone does. It's been another long day in the office, but always nice to read something posted on a public message board about GreatCollecti... |
| Franklin Half Dollar Consignment... When we started expanding our auction service, I was surprised to see how popular our Franklin Half Dollar category was. Not only in page views, but also the number of bids and the number o... |
| GreatCollections will be at the FUN show... We will be attending the FUN show in Orlando from January 4th through January 6th, and will be at table 829.Apart from accepting consignments, we'll be showing highlights for our January a... |
| Happy Holidays from GreatCollections... Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays and a prosperous new year.All of us at GreatCollections really appreciates your support and friendship during 2011, and we l... |
| Our 1000th Consignment at GreatCollections... Just a quick note to announce that we received our 1000th consignment today at GreatCollections. Of course, consignments come in small and large; we have consignors that consignor their who... |
| Our Auctions Throughout the Holidays... Throughout the Holiday Season, GreatCollections will be holding coin auctions ending each Sunday:Sunday, December 25, 2011 - Over 1,250 certified coin auctionsSunday, January 1, 2011... |
| Brasher Doubloon Sells for $7.4 Million... Even as the spot price of gold and silver have eased off a little, we still see strength in the rare coin market. Another example of this is the $7.4 million sale of the Brasher Doubloon th... |
| Thanksgiving Schedule at GreatCollections... Although our clients know us for being a 24/7 operation (well, almost!), we will be closing for Thanksgiving at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23th and reopening on Sunday, November 27th at 10 a.m. |
| GreatCollections Moves to Larger Premises… GreatCollections has relocated to larger premises in the same Wells Fargo office complex in Irvine, California. The new suite number is 620, located on the 6th floor."Over the p... |
| Juliann Gim Joins the GreatCollections Team… We are pleased to welcome the latest addition to the GreatCollections team, Juliann Gim who joins us in Client Services.Apart from providing superior customer service, Juliann will be prim... |
| 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle Sets... In late October, the U.S. Mint sold a special 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle set, selling their whole planned mintage of 100,000 sets in approximately eight hours.What's the big deal? ... |
| 1996 Chinese Platinum Coin Realizes $13,750... A 1996-P 100 Yuan Platinum Unicorn coin from China realized $13,750 at GreatCollections Coin Auctions on October 30, 2011.Of this particular year and issue, only 500 were produced. &n... |
| 2009 Ultra High Relief Sells for $16,000... The Trifecta Ultra High Relief, graded MS-70, Prooflike and First Strike by PCGS sold for $16,000 when an East Coast client clicked the Buy Now button at GreatCollections last night.To vie... |
| Ultra High Reliefs and the Trifecta Grade... One of the hottest coins on the market at the moment is the 2009 Ultra High Relief. I can't go into exact specifics why they are so popular, but here is a general assessment:&nb... |
| Over 2,100 Coin Auctions Listed... We hit another milestone at GreatCollections this past week, breaking the 2,000 listing mark.This is a significant increase compared to when we first launched and it's growing almost incre... |
| Gold, Silver and the Coin Market… Over the past week, we have seen massive swings in the price of gold and silver. At GreatCollections, this meant more of our clients wanted to buy whatever physical metals they could get th... |
| Recent Consignments and Auction Results... This last Sunday, we generated over $215,000 in sales for our consignors, including the 1909-S Lincoln Cent NGC MS-67 that sold for $20,900, and the PCGS Type 2 Gold Dollar, which sold for $11,000. |
| GreatCollections Announces Record Sales for August... GreatCollections Announces $828,000 in Record Sales for AugustRare Indian Gold Set Brings $66,000September 1, 2011, Irvine, Calif. – Internet coin auction c... |
| Auctions Ending Earlier on Sundays... As most clients are aware, every coin or "lot" represents a different auction at GreatCollections, which means we spread the end times out over a number of hours each Sunday. In the past, a... |
| Anacapa Collection Sells 96%, Record Auction Sales of $362,000... The Anacapa Collection of U.S. Gold Coins sold after spirited bidding on Sunday, anchoring our record day of auction sales exceeding $360,000.GreatCollections sold 96% of the Anacapa coins... |
| GreatCollections will be at the ANA... There is no way we are missing the ANA show in Chicago, which starts next week. It's routinely the most important coin show of the year, probably followed by FUN and then March Baltimore. |
| GC to Auction Anacapa Collection of U.S. Gold... GreatCollections is proud to auction a collection of U.S. gold coins called the Anacapa Collection. The collection was amassed over the past ten years and includes coins such as the 1876-CC... |
| New Watchlist E-mail Reminder... A popular suggestion from clients was to have a reminder e-mail when coins on their tracking list end that day - this has now been implemented.Although today's e-mail went out later than u... |
| Over 1,800 Coin Auctions Listed, Other News... A few weeks have passed since I last wrote about our progress and so much as happened. In bullet-point form:- We routinely have over 1,800 coin auctions listed on our site and t... |
| 1842-O $10 sold by GreatCollections for $57,970... Recently discovered 1842-O Liberty Eagle sold by GreatCollections for $57,970Rarity purchased in 1960s for just $225GreatCollections succes... |
| 1842-O $10, Other Rarities at Auction... Dear Friends,It's been a busy few weeks here at GreatCollections! After listing almost 800 new coins last week, we posted sales of over $100,000 on Sunday. This was a daily record for our ... |
| Update from Baltimore, Auction Prices Realized... I'm writing this update from the Baltimore Coin Show. The June show is typically smaller than the March/November major shows, though there was still business to be done yesterday. &nbs... |
| June 9 24-Hour Deal Now Sold Out Sorry! Even though we limited the purchase to one per client, the 1954-S Franklin PCGS MS-64 24-Hour Deal is now sold out. We obviously didn't secure enough of these coins for ou... |
| GreatCollections will be at Baltimore... Ian Russell from GreatCollections will be attending the Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo, from Thursday, June 16th through Saturday June 18th. Our table number is 353.Apart ... |
| Over 1,500 Auctions Currently Listed... We currently have more than 1,500 coin auctions and buy now items listed!!! As to highlights for this - probably too many to mention - there is a nice grading "set" of Morgan Do... |
| May 27 Update, Raw Coins, Consignments, Long Beach... We are just finishing a record week at GreatCollections:1. We received a $25,000 bid on the 1842-O, a record bid at GreatCollections since our launch. The auction sti... |
| Consignments wanted, Yellowstone 5oz from the Mint, Rarity Offered by GreatCollections... Dear Friends,I'm writing this on a Saturday afternoon, after spending most of the day reviewing new consignments. Despite the 950 certified coins that arrived the past week, we ... |
| GreatCollections to Auction Scarce Mint State 1842-O Eagle... GreatCollections to Auction Scarce Mint State 1842-O EagleThe newly discovered rarity has been graded PCGS MS-60 (CAC)May 19, 2011, Irvine, Calif. – GreatCollections is proud to auct... |
| This Week in Coin Auctions... We have uploaded another 300-400 coins this week, and are currently working on more that will upload on Monday and Tuesday next week. It's a really wide range of material selling this Sunda... |
| New Search Feature Added... We've already received some good feedback about our search functionality, particularly with the ability of searching for a particular coin year or keyword. A few weeks ago, we also added th... |
| 500 More Auctions Uploaded, The $4 million Collection Sold, Silver... It has been a very busy week at GreatCollections! About 900 coins arrived over the past few days, some of which we worked overtime to get posted to our website, and others that will upload ... |
| Post Central States, More Auctions... I just got back from Central States, after a successful show held in Rosemont (where the ANA will be held in August). Of course, the hottest aspect of the coin show was silver... Morgan Dol... |
| Central States, More Auctions Uploaded... I am writing this at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, and silver is already up $1 to $47.50 in the overseas market. It was already going to be a busy week ahead, but with silver on a run like this, it ... |
| Update: Our First Auctions Completed Dear Clients,Last night, our first series of auctions ended. With three times the anticipated website traffic, our server slowed down around 5:00 p.m. and sent certain clients m... |
| Feedback welcome! I would like to thank everyone for the positive feedback we've received about our business model and website. Several members have made suggestions, and I sincerely appreciate that. &n... |
| GreatCollections will be attending the Baltimore Coin Convention Ian Russell from GreatCollections will be attending the Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center on Thursday, March 31 throughSaturday, April 2.At tabl... |
| GreatCollections launches auction and direct sale marketplace. March 23, 2011, Irvine, Calif. – GreatCollections has launched its much-anticipated auction and direct purchase website at w... |
| An update on GreatCollections February 9, 2011, Irvine, Calif. - For the past six months, we've been working on the software to run GreatCollections, which will offer online certified coin auctions as well as coins for direct sale... |
| Ian Russell to launch GreatCollections.com - a "new" way to buy and sell coins. June 25, 2010, Irvine, Calif. - Well-known numismatist and online auction expert Ian Russell has announced plans to create a new online marketplace catering to coin collectors, dealers and traders. Th... |
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