It's always good to get a head start on the holiday season. Whether you're celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, or even Saturnalia (everyone knows all the best weird Christmas traditions started with Saturnalia!)* we've got the best gifts for you…
Trying to get a head start on gift-giving this year? Looking for something to offer your customers on Black Friday? ECC has plenty of items to fit the bill. Fun items that will pique even the non-collector's interest, sets with stamps, and themes…
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So are we! While ECC specializes in foreign and ancients, we've acquired more American-focused stock just in time for the holidays. Some of ECC's new products focus on the buildup to the American Revolution, the war itself, and its aftermath.…
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How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? If you're a guy, the answer is: probably a lot. The New York Times says so, and they're the paper of record!
To help satisfy this demand for more Ancient Rome, we have rolled out three new 10-coin…
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ECC will be at the Baltimore Winter Expo, Nov 9-11! Robin, Gianni, and Mike will be at booth 1034 all weekend. We'll have literal crates full of goodies for you to peruse, from banknotes to denarii. Make sure to stop by!
If there's anything…
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While we've talked about the world wars before on this blog, we haven't focused directly on the Pacific Theater and how the Allies won WWII there. But as we come up not only on the anniversary of this pivotal battle but also Veteran's day, we…
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As we go through these boxes of medals (check out those currently available for sale here!) I've learned something.
People will really commemorate anything.
For example, did you know there's an Israeli medal to commemorate Tu B'Shevat,…
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The Last of the Severan Dynasty
On October 1, AD 208, future Roman emperor Severus Alexander was born. At the time, the empire was enjoying a period of stability under the founder of the Severan Dynasty, Septimius Severus, and his wife Julia…
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The autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the news recently. Even though you may not have heard of such a place before, you may be excited to know that there is collectable currency from the region!
For those unfamiliar with the…
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In the mid-seventh century AD, two new powers were on the rise. The first was Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, who ruled from 610-641 AD after seizing power from Emperor Phocas. Heraclius was generally seen as an effective ruler and military leader,…
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Exciting news! ECC will now be doing live shows every Thursday at 1pm EST. Gianni and Robin with both be online, to answer your questions and talk about coins, banknotes, and more. You can join in the fun on either Facebook or YouTube. We hope…
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ECC is branching out into historical medals! We've just added a wide variety of medals to our stock. From war medallions to items commemorating certain industries or even abstract ideas, we've got something for everyone, and more are on the…
Everyone here at ECC is settled back in after an exciting week in Pittsburgh. Other than a very delayed flight home (fun times!) the show went well. We got to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. We also want to thank everyone who…
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It’s back to business as usual here at ECC after the ANA show in Pittsburgh. Time to unpack and do a full inventory of our NGC stock...fun times. We hope everyone who attended had an excellent time and found all the coins (and banknotes, and…
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Things, and also, stuff.
This post might be a little less organized than others. While going through the warehouse to pack for the ANA show, we've been re-discovering a number of interesting items (so. many. items. This warehouse has like...a…
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This week in history, it's Russia's time to shine. Of course, that's a strange sentence given Russia's current blundering about on the geopolitical stage. (For a thoughtful take on how this affects the coin market, try these articles by Coins…
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