JLRC Is Off To A Great Year!
2020 is in full swing, and so far the year is off to a terrific start (minus Kobe Bryant, RIP). In late 2019 JLRC resumed its eBay presence after a one-year hiatus, and there has been a flurry of activity for the kinds of coins and exonumia we specialize in. Similarly, jacoblipsonrarecoins.com has seen steady growth in the number of unique visitors. The nature of this site is somewhat specialized, so positive recommendations to friends and fellow collectors are greatly appreciated. And, if you see something you’re interested in, please do reach out.
I will be the first to admit that there has been a dearth of new material posted recently. November and December were extremely busy months for Heritage Auctions, and us cataloguers were working around the clock for weeks getting ready for the FUN show sale, which ultimately realized $42 million USD. That takes up a lot of time and energy. But now JLRC is back putting time and energy into this site and into finding what our clients are looking for. If there is something in particular you are looking to add to your collection, let me know and we can work on finding that special piece through our extensive network and dealer and collector contacts.
NEWPS! Who doesn’t like new purchases? Nobody. In other words, everybody likes new purchases, and we have a slew of them. Chief among our recent buys is a fantastic Montreal British Milita token. This is one of those pieces that appears in every edition of the Charlton guide, but go try and find one on the bourse floor. You won’t find one. They come up from time to time in auctions, but they are pretty darn scarce. I spoke with one dealer recently who hadn’t seen one in 15 years. I have not handled one in the ten years I have been doing this, and as a (former) Montrealer am delighted to finally pick one up. Other new additions include a neat Beaver Preserve token struck for the Hudson Bay Company’s Rupert’s Post c.1939 as part of a quota system put in place to grow the dwindling beaver population. JLRC has added other medals, tokens, and coins to its Inventory Page, so check it out. Make sure to keep up to date by adding JLRC to your bookmarks or favourite pages.
