VIDEO: THE ROARING 1980'S COIN MARKET

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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 1, January 4, 2021, Article 8

VIDEO: THE ROARING 1980'S COIN MARKET

These are selections from the David Lisot Video Library that feature news and personalities from the world of coin collecting. David has been attending coin conventions since 1972 and began videotaping in 1985. The Newman Numismatic Portal now lists all David's videos on their website at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

Here's one on the crazy, high-flying coin market of the 1980s. -Editor

Coin Tales from the Roaring 1980's Coin Market. June 1, 2016.
VIDEO: 17:38

John Highfill, Founder, National Dollar Roundtable,
David Lisot, Interviewer, CoinTelevision.com.

John Highfill was one of the most important marketmakers in all of numismatics in the 1980's. His bids for silver dollars helped create a boom for the entire industry as he supplied retailers with coins for their customers. Hear the tales of him attending more than 50 coin shows a year, how he bought an 1892-S Morgan in MS66 and lost money, how he participated with the PCGS Finest Known Morgan Collection, collections he has had, his company with 28 employees, his commitment to the CC Morgan market, the sale of a $50 Humbert Gold coin, how he took a bad check for over a million dollars and much more.

An excerpt of the video is available for viewing on the Coin Television YouTube Channel at:
https://youtu.be/L4O1MdIixSk

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

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