Joel Anderson started collecting coins while in third grade. In 1970, while still in High School he started to sell world coins by mail on a part-time basis. Joel graduated from the University of Santa Clara then got a Masters of Business Administration from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. After working in cost accounting and as a controller in Silicon Valley, he found himself on the wrong side of a "corporate reorganization". Deciding it was more fun to sell coins than to do real work he converted his part-time coin business into a full time business in 1989.   The firm consists of Joel, his wife Lila, and three cats: Shadow, Pat and Tuck.  Business is done by mail, Internet and at occasional coin shows in California. The firm has been selling coins on Internet since 1996.  Sorry, we do not have a shop and are not set up to receive visitors.

After over 15 years in Merced, California, the firm moved to Grover Beach, California in 2003. Grover Beach is located next to Pismo Beach on the beautiful Central California coast.  He enjoys taking late afternoon walks on the beach.

Joel and Lila have each served as President of the Gateway Coin Club of Merced County and of the California State Numismatic Association (CSNA).  Joel has received the CSNA Medal of Merit.    Their daughter, Grace has "retired" from the firm. Grace enjoys flying.  She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and is currently in pilot training in Oklahoma.

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