A unique and somewhat underground group of new hoarders arrived just a few years ago. Calling themselves "stackers", this new counterculture of collectors have swarmed coin stores across the country. Their conquest is accumulating silver and gold and the demand…
I believe there is no other subject as difficult to the collector than grading. This is not surprising, nor should it be intimidating. Grading a coin requires practice. The best way to learn to grade is hands-on experience. First, purchase…
I remember when I was a child what a special time Christmas was. There would be a two week break from school, lights would be brought down from the attic and wrapped like spider webs over the house and shrubs.…
Richard Norton lost his battle with cancer last year. I have know Richard since I was a child first meeting him at the age of nine at a coin club meeting in Nashville. Richard owned two stores in town. The…
Many people often ask how I got my start in the coin business. Unlike my Dad and both of my grandfathers who were self-made men of the depression era, I actually grew up in the business. My father, Jim Gambill,…
We have a great addition to the Coin Purse. Chris Cleveland recently began work here as our new IT and customer relations representative. He has begun updating our web site which has been neglected for some time now. You will…