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Understanding The Difference: Collections and Accumulations
– Holden Pollock, Manager/Professional Numismatist While many people, myself included, consider themselves “coin collectors”, we must first understand what it means to be a collector. A collector is someone who collects specific items primarily as a hobby. Many...
Why Trust Pegasus Coin & Jewelry?
-Art Rice, Expert Precious Metals Buyer Selling your karat gold and scrap silver is a great way to declutter and earn some extra cash, and at Pegasus Coin & Jewelry, we strive to make the process smooth, transparent and rewarding! Whether you have broken...
Pegasus Coin & Jewelry Featured in “2 For You”
We’re proud to have been selected for the Dec/Jan cover story of “2 for You” featuring our own John Maben and Justin Katz. “2 for You” is a highly successful publication and online resource (formerly “Hometown News”) that...
What is Driving the Dramatic Increase in Gold and Silver Prices?
Here are some of the reasons investors have ramped up buying and selling precious metals Whatever I write explaining it becomes obsolete as soon as these letters appear on my screen. But the reality is that the prices of gold and silver, in particular among precious...
If You Invest in Precious Metals, Where Do You Keep Them?
Here are some options; your choice depends on your goals In the 1930s and ’40s, a very rich, somewhat eccentric man named Lavere Redfield bought bags of 1,000 silver dollars each and dumped them into a coal chute to the basement of his fieldstone home in Reno, Nev. He...
Investors’ Top 4 Bullion Coins
Article looking at factors to consider by Pegasus Coin and Jewelry owner John Maben is published by CoinWeek. With global chaos seeming only a blink away and with the growing threat of inflation caused by governments pumping trillions of dollars and euros into Western...
Avoiding COVID-19 — and Customer Backlash
An article about being a coin dealer with a new business during a global pandemic, written by Pegasus Coin and Jewelry owner John Maben, has been published at CoinWeek.com. John tells how the new showroom has kept busy and protected its customers and staff —...
The Treasure in So-called ‘Junk Silver’ Coins
These 90% silver coins don’t interest collectors but do appeal to investors. Everyone knows the old saw about “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure,” and U.S. silver coins minted before 1965 are great examples. These general-circulation half dollars, quarters, and...