About Us

Our base of operations has been the same for the past 55+ years--just Southwest of Los Angeles in the South Bay region of Torrance, California. In 1974 we began collecting material from the California Gold Rush including checks, exchanges, mining and railroad stock certificates and other ephemera. In 1979 we were introduced to Paper Money and became an avid participant. In 1980 we began dealing on a part time basis in Gold Rush Ephemera, U.S. Large Size Type Notes and Confederate Currency. Shortly thereafter we added Obsolete Currency (also known as Broken Bank Notes) to our inventory.

In 1992 we became full time dealers in a broad array of collectibles including U.S. Type Notes, Confederate and Obsolete Currencies, Mining and Railroad Stocks & Bonds, Checks, Civil War Ephemera, Western Americana, Western Postal & Express History, Wells Fargo Collectibles and finally, Antique Maps.

We have remained full time dealers for the intervening years periodically adding other collectible topics of interest to our inventory. To further expand our market penetration, we have undertaken the preparation of this Website to better access both the collectors and dealers that we have served for these many years and also those folks that we have not been able to reach in our travels throughout the United States.

As a full time collectibles dealer, we strive to maintain the highest degree of integrity in every transaction. To this end, and, as an active member of the Professional Currency Dealers Association, we have pledged to uphold each element of the Association's "Code of Ethics" in all of our transactions. A complete extract from the By-Laws of the PCDA related to their "Code of Ethics" is available for your review by clicking on the link provided above.

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