DESERT MOON NUMISMATICS

Post-ANA Report - Bourse Activity and Auctions desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, Okay here we are post-ANA in Pittsburgh. You've probably read all of the reports talking about hot activity. Well, yes, and, maybe? Frankly, each year, my sales seem to be better at Winter FUN and Central States. Shorter conventions, yet each year they surpass ANA WFOM for sales. So I went to this convention with no expectations for buying and selling, happy to have whateve

ANA Preview desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, Here we are a week away from the first day of the American Numismatic Association's Worlds Fair of Money. As you know, this is one of the 2 biggest coin conventions each year, the other one being the FUN Show in January. This time the WFOM will be in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. Located within the historic and vibrant city center. I won't see much of it though, likely to

'20 And 2 Dozen' desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, Well this is a super rapid turn around of a new Newsletter after the Cool Coin Showcase of last week highlighting some very cool Half Dimes. But after the summer holidays with travelling, hiking, airbnbing, I am rarin' to go and want to get as many Newps up before the World's Fair of Money hosted by the ANA in about 3 weeks. I will also have a preview Newsletter for the WFOM in a couple weeks so please stay

Half Dimes R Us Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, I have a passion for half dimes. It is still something I personally collect and I am striving to obtain a box of 20 across the whole range of pre-Civil War varieties. It all started when I was a kid in the 60s. An AG Liberty Seated Half Dime was all I could afford at the coin shop with my allowance and chore money. It was the oldest coin I owned at that time. I don't remember the date, probably somethi

VeryGood to Extra Fine, et Le Tour Desertmoonnm.com desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, I have been a been abit slow to put together this newsletter. We have been busy travelling, throwing a party for the neighbors on Bastille Day (my wife is french), and for the past 2 weeks, watching and following the Tour de France. As an avid cyclist, the TdF is epic, seeing many of the sites we love in France, and watching cyclists suffer. Some of the key passes we have made pilgrimage

Rare O-Mint Gold Desertmoonnm.com Desertmoonnm@yahoo.com Hi Folks, In this CCS we focus on O-Mint Gold. Before becoming a dealer, Pre-Civil War Classic Head and Liberty Gold, as well as CC and O-Mint Gold in later years was something I focused on in my collection. They were all sold off to Doug Winter who helped me build that collection, in 2019 to help pay for the cost to build our retirement house. Doug presented these in one of his Concierge offerings on rar