DESERT MOON NUMISMATICS

A 1.5 YEAR-RETROSPECTIVE AND THE COLOR OF GOLD Hi Folks,             The Holidays are upon us and this is always a good time for buying and selling.  I recall way back in the day when I spent a year selling on ebay, Fall was more active than the previous Summer months. This is what we are observing on the Desert Moon website in 2025, an uptick in orders for our coins this time of year.  And we have been buying too.  We have 4 NEWPS listed on the website today.  We will have 1

A New Series At Desert Moon Numismatics Desertmoonnm.com Hi Folks,             I am starting this new series that will interchange with the Newsletter.  The focus of it will be to highlight a cool coin we are offering and provide some numismatic context in more detail than what is in the listing. So here is the first.              A very challenging and intriguing series to collect are the Liberty Eagles from the New Orleans Mint.  They were issued in two time periods.  The f

The Retail Price Guide Debate   Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks,             Pricing coins for resale is always a challenge.  In a perfect world, the dealer buys the coin at wholesale, meaning 30% below published retail values. Then the coin is listed for retail on the website for 30% more than what they paid and sells for 20% more.  The seller is happy making 20%.  The buyer is happy because their price was 10% below the retail guide price.  Okay, maybe that

Great Bust Quarters Are Hard To Find Desertmoonnm.com Hi Folks,             Somehow I managed to miss posting the Issue 13 slated for...