Coin Dealer vs. Numismatic Consultant: What's the Difference?
There are coin dealers, and then there are numismatic advisors. There is a big difference. Hopefully you won't discover the difference the hard way.
Let's say you're at a coin show, looking for advice on buying or selling coins, or both. You may need a knowledgeable professional to help you appraise or sell a coin collection you've inherited. You could be reading a coin publication, looking for dealer information. Maybe you've gone to the internet and searched for coin dealers. Or even sought the opinion of an avid collector. . .
But how do you really know which coin dealer you can trust? And what separates an ordinary coin dealer from a professional numismatist?
Don Ketterling is one of the foremost professional numismatists in the country. He is a respected coin consultant with decades of experience in virtually all aspects of numismatics.
So what distinguishes Don from someone who simply buys and sells coins?