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The Crystal Circle’s Spring Mineral Sale 2013 in Cincinnati Ohio. Held at the Hannaford Inn in Kenwood ohio. March 15 – 17 Continue reading →

The New York Gem and Mineral show is (to my knowledge) the only mineral show in downtown New York City. Tony at Excalibur Minerals runs the show, with the support of the New York Mineral society and goes to significant … Continue reading →

Here are two unsolicited comments from customers regarding two different purchases: April 15, 2012 Hi Pete, The blue-cap has the “Pride of place”, under it’s own dome on my writing desk, under perfect lighting to capture all of it’s gorgeous … Continue reading →

Our booth at the Main show in Tucson 2012 We have had a great year so far. We set up in Tucson in room 169 at Tucson City Center (formerly Inn Suites), for two weeks and did very well. We … Continue reading →

The New York Gem and Mineral show is (to my knowledge) the only mineral show in downtown New York City. Tony at Excalibur Minerals runs the show, with the support of the New York Mineral society and goes to significant … Continue reading →

During the Springfield, Mass. Mineral show in 2011, Scott Rudolph had many unbelievable pieces on display. I was amazed at how every piece was noteworthy and excellent in its own distinct way. I had the opportunity to talk with Scott about collecting minerals. He was friendly and actually humble about the endeavor. He mentioned he sold his coin collection and began mineral collecting by buying several noteworthy collections. (Keith Proctor, Marshal Sussman, and others). Continue reading →

We recently acquired the entire mineral collection of collector, Steve Dowell. Steve is an attorney based in Northern Kentucky, who is also an expert in indian relics, an avid fossil collector, and has collected minerals for about 6 years. Steve … Continue reading →

Hi Peter, Received bab2 in the morning mail. Got to admit, it was good. Price was fair. There were 2 crystals I thought had damage but on careful examination at least one is just a crude formation of the crystal, … Continue reading →

We’ve all been working as hard as we can, cleaning, trimming, mounting, labeling and pricing minerals! Next week we’ll set up at the Hannaford Suites in blue Ash, about 10 miles north of downtown, Cincinnati. We really enjoy the venue, … Continue reading →

In preparation for the mineral show in Tucson, we have raided our stash of “goodies,” representing an important method behind inventory management as a mineral dealer. Continue reading →