Rick Bretz

Collecting Shipwreck Coins: History, Grading Standards, and Provenance By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek Shipwreck coins occupy a distinctive niche within numismatics. They combine historical documentation, rarity,...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek .....   The Binion Hoard offers the collector a variety of ways to collect coins, currency, and memorabilia like ashtrays, dice,...

By Rick Bretz for Coinweek.... Back in May, I discussed coins from the SS Republic shipwreck and how they fit into the world of pedigree...

By Rick Bretz for Coinweek.... In a previous article, I took a critical stance on “Private" or "Personal” collections and their worthiness to be given pedigree...

By Rick Bretz for Coinweek.... The Fitzgerald Collection (also referred to as Fitzgerald’s Nevada Club Reno Hoard) is one of my favorite collections (and pedigrees)...

By Rick Bretz for Coinweek.... Coins coming from personal collections are often given a Pedigree status and this seems to be a growing trend, as...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek.... A lot of my writing about Pedigrees & Hoards is based on the research of others--gathering and processing information from many...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek .... I like to compare this story to the “Wall of Greed” story. It's similar in many ways, and in...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek.... In case you have not figured it out yet, the reason I like “Pedigrees & Hoards” are because of the...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek.... Okay, so you collect pedigree coins and have a fairly nice assortment. Well, I might be going out on a...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek.... Probably no other state has brought as many “hoards & collections” into the hobby as the state of Nevada. Several...

By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek.... I am delighted to have the opportunity to write a new column for CoinWeek on my corner of the numismatic world...