Our vice president, Christine Karstedt, works at the right hand of Q. David Bowers managing marketing and publicity and overseeing the production of our award winning catalogues and other publications. She has worked directly with the Eliasberg family, the trustees of the Harry W. Bass Foundation, the Norweb family, the salvors of the S.S. Brother Jonathan treasure, the California Gold Marketing Group in the sale of the S.S. Central America treasure, the American Numismatic Association and many other significant consignors and properties over the past decade. In each instance she has created worldwide publicity campaigns which contributed to the successful bottom-line results of each offering. Our staff of professional numismatists Q. David Bowers, Gordon Wrubel, John Pack, Mark Borckardt, Frank Van Valen, John Kraljevich, Beth O. Piper, Gail Watson and others, are experienced in all aspects of numismatics. Over the years we have handled hundreds of millions of dollars worth of coins for tens of thousands of consignors including the New York Public Library, American Numismatic Association, Connecticut Historical Society, the Salvation Army, Boys Town, numerous universities, the FDIC and other government agencies, and many individual and estate properties such as those already mentioned.
Catalogues are available by subscription.
Our sales are held in New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, Orlando and other metropolitan centers. We sell coins through our Direct Sales Department. We also list our current inventory on this site. Each will be priced at a special discount. Our Want List Program is also very popular.