Welcome to Michigan's largest coin dealer
- Founded in 1971. Current staff of 19 friendly and helpful employees.
- Member of numerous local, state, and national coin associations and authorized dealers for PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS.
- LCS has served as a consultant and appraiser for the Michigan Historical Museum, banks, CPAs, law firms, auctioneers, police departments, insurance companies, and the Michigan Attorney General's office.
- We buy and sell a variety of items including coins of all kinds from the last 2,500 years, paper money, tokens, military items, autographs, jewelry, luxury watches, and sterling silver flatware.
- We serve over 100,000 customers a year in person, over the phone, and on the internet. National surveys over the years show Liberty Coin Service to be a competitive buyer and seller of precious metals and rare coins. Surveys also show that Liberty Coin Service consistently pays higher prices to buy gold jewelry from the public, beating all local competitors, hotel buyers, and "mail-it-in" gold buyers.
Let's Meet The Staff...
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 Patrick A Heller, CPA, LCS Owner, General Manager, editor of Liberty's Outlook Newsletter, and gold market commentator for www.numismaster.com. I began collecting coins in 1964, as did almost everyone in my family. My father worked in the foreign aid program, so we had access to interesting coins from many countries. After getting my BBA with Distinction from the University of Michigan in 1974, I worked for seven years as a Certified Public Accountant. I set the office record for a high score as I passed the CPA exam in my first attempt. In 1975, I visited Liberty Coins for the first time. In 1981, after realizing sizeable profits on my coin investments, I became part owner of LCS, Michigan's largest rare coin and precious metals dealership. I have been sole owner since 1995.
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 Allan Beegle, Chief Numismatist I have always been fascinated with coins, and when a coin shop opened up near my high school, I'd often stop by and look at coins. In 1972 I became the first LCS employee, sorting coins and waiting on customers after school. I've worked mostly for LCS since then, with breaks for college and a two year stint working for coin wholesalers in California.
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 Paul Manderscheid, Inventory Manager and Senior NumismatistPaul became a professional coin dealer at the age of 14 when he set up his own booth at a coin show. Paul first started working at LCS in 1972, the company's second employee, while attending high school. He is the author of several articles on coin errors and tokens and exonumia. He also wrote the book "Lansing's Money." Paul is listed as a contributing researcher in several token and paper money catalogs. His ever changing variety of numismatic interests have led to his encyclopedic knowledge on almost any monetary subject. Paul earned the Roethke Memorial Award for the Best Mich-Matist Article of 2002. This research article, titled Michigan Lumber Tokens, was 30 pages long.
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 Thomas Coulson, CPA, Senior NumismatistI consider myself blessed to have a career that is so enjoyable and satisfying. My work entails numerous and diverse new challenges every day. My satisfaction comes from working with colleagues and interacting with customers who have many shared interests. I have had the opportunity to forge many lifelong friends in this business and consider them part of my extended family.
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 Barbara Robinson, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager and Customer ServiceI have been an employee of Liberty Coin Service since 1994. Since that time, I have represented our company at the monthly meetings of the Frandor Merchants Association. In March 2005, the members of that association honored me by electing me president. At Liberty, my primary task is to keep the office running smoothly. I answer phones, process mail order transactions, translate old documents, in addition to buying and selling jewelry and coins in our retail store. Previous experience includes 8 years as a buyer and seller for a local jewelry store.
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 Charles Tassinare, Customer ServiceIn the late 1950's I developed an interest in collecting wheat pennies and buffalo head nickels. I have always liked antiques, which I began collecting and selling in the 1970's. I now have decades of experience buying and selling pottery in particular, and antiques in general. On a personal level, I am interested in social issues and am politically active in support of my views. Since joining LCS in 1997, I continue to find interesting things to learn about. I like working with our LCS staff, and also enjoy my daily contact with our customers.
 Dany Rothfeld, Customer ServiceI first did business with Liberty Coins in the early 1980's. In 2003, I joined LCS staff, where I do most of the shipping, as well as working with our customers at the counter.
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 Janet Gates, Customer Service & Jewelry SalesSince beginning my job here in October of 2003, I continue to enjoy learning more about coins, collectibles and jewelry. The historical significance of the symbols in coinage is particularly interesting to me. Since we also deal in many different kinds of collectible items, interesting things can happen. Once we had a customer who brought in some vintage postcards to sell. He also had a business card that had belonged to my great grandfather, which he kindly gave to me. What a treasure! In my 'other' life outside of Liberty Coins, I enjoy my family and friends, especially my grandchildren, pet cats and birds, and The Lake.
 David Hartung, Customer Service
I started working for Liberty Coins part-time sorting wheat cents in 1997 when I was fourteen years old. Then in 1999, I began working in the showroom helping retail customers. After I graduated high school in 2001, I left Liberty Coins for a few years to work for the Detroit Tigers baseball team as a clubhouse assistant during spring training. During the rest of the baseball season, I had the same job with the Toledo Mudhens, a Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
In 2004 I moved back to Lansing and returned to Liberty Coins as a full-time employee. My duties now include retail and wholesale sales, purchasing collections and maintaining coin supplies. In 2009 I was married and before the end of the year, my wife and I became parents of a baby girl. My hobbies, other than coins, are disc golf and cars.
I started working for Liberty Coins part-time sorting wheat cents in 1997 when I was fourteen years old. Then in 1999, I began working in the showroom helping retail customers. After I graduated high school in 2001, I left Liberty Coins for a few years to work for the Detroit Tigers baseball team as a clubhouse assistant during spring training. During the rest of the baseball season, I had the same job with the Toledo Mudhens, a Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
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 Augustine Green, Customer ServiceUpon becoming a young adult, I discovered the love for collecting toys from my childhood and earlier years. I have spent the last 25 years collecting and researching older toys and other collectibles, including comic books and collectors cards. I recently discovered my latest passion, paper money, which I have also started collecting.
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Greg Bates, Customer Service
I guess I am a rarity because I really do love my job. I joined the Liberty Coin Service family in March of 2006. Prior to that I worked in retail and wholesale sales and owned my own antique business. I started collecting coins when I was quite young and when I got older, my interests turned to collecting and refinishing antique furniture. I have furnished my home with antique furniture and lighting. I also collect cranberry glassware.
When I enjoy most about working here at Libery Coin is the interaction with customers and the staff. My primary duties are purchasing from the public. And my greatest satisfaction is when I am able to pay people more for their items than they are expecting, which happens most of the time. I also like to have fun with people and make their visit an enjoyable one. Selling your merchandise can sometimes be difficult and I want to make it as pleasant as possible.
Outside of work my interests are working in the yard, water gardening, camping, water-skiing, watching football and MSU sports. I have been married to my wife, Kim, for 33 years and have an adult son, Mike, who is studying to become a nurse in California.
Greg Bates, Customer Service
I guess I am a rarity because I really do love my job. I joined the Liberty Coin Service family in March of 2006. Prior to that I worked in retail and wholesale sales and owned my own antique business. I started collecting coins when I was quite young and when I got older, my interests turned to collecting and refinishing antique furniture. I have furnished my home with antique furniture and lighting. I also collect cranberry glassware.
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Pam Heller, Customer Service
Member, Board of Directors
Corporate Secretary
2008 Came out of retirement to work at Liberty Too as Customer Service/Receptionist.
Small staff has a family feel.
Like greeting and dealing with customers
Mother of 5; grandmother of 7
Learn by osmosis from what is happening around - 'heightened my awareness' and knowledge
I would love to collect the Educational notes.
Pam Heller, Customer Service
Member, Board of Directors
Corporate Secretary
2008 Came out of retirement to work at Liberty Too as Customer Service/Receptionist.
Small staff has a family feel.
Like greeting and dealing with customers
Mother of 5; grandmother of 7
Learn by osmosis from what is happening around - 'heightened my awareness' and knowledge
I would love to collect the Educational notes.
Matt Foltz, Customer Service
 Matt Foltz, Customer Service
I began working full-time for Liberty Coins in 2008. Most of my day is spent working in our retail showroom, either purchasing scrap jewelry or buying and selling gold and silver bullion. Another one of my main responsibilities is managing our inventory of foreign currencies. Occasionally, I will handle some of the wholesale and mail-order sales as an additional trader for our trading desk.
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Jon Chalfant, Customer Service
I first fell in love with coins when I was three and my Father took me to work with him and the secretaries handed me pennies. I started collecting coins seriously in 1958, the year my wife was born (sorry, honey.). As I continue to do to this day. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from LCC in 1972 with a business management degree.
My wife and I have five children between the two of us; 4 daughters and one son, who is currently serving our country in the Army having served a year in Afghanistan, and is currently based at Fort Cambell, Kentucky. We have nine grandchildren; 7 boys and two girls, and we are expecting our tenth grandchild later this year.
I have been in the coin and collectibles business since 1972, setting up at coin shows to sell and buy coins throughout the state of Michigan. I specialize in Hawaiian coins and collectibles, and all forms of paper money and tokens. Past Vice President of the Lansing Coin Club.
Life member of the ANA since 1974. Member of MSNS, Mich-tams and Lansing Coin Club.
I have been with LCS since 2008 as a purchaser and customer service representative.
 Jon Chalfant, Customer Service
I first fell in love with coins when I was three and my Father took me to work with him and the secretaries handed me pennies. I started collecting coins seriously in 1958, the year my wife was born (sorry, honey.). As I continue to do to this day. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from LCC in 1972 with a business management degree.
My wife and I have five children between the two of us; 4 daughters and one son, who is currently serving our country in the Army having served a year in Afghanistan, and is currently based at Fort Cambell, Kentucky. We have nine grandchildren; 7 boys and two girls, and we are expecting our tenth grandchild later this year.
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Jim Adams, Customer Service
I grew up on a farm in southern Lower Michigan's Hillsdale County and attended school in Hudson, Michigan. I collected Lincoln cents and Mercury dimes from about age ten, but later on either sold or spent them all.
After getting my degree in Journalism from Michigan State University my first job was in a restaurant where one of the other workers was a coin collector who reawakened my interest. Eventually I quit the restaurant job and worked part time in an Okemos stamp and coin shop. Later I teamed up with a local doctor to purchase the shop and subsequently bought out my partner.
I continued with the stamp and coin shop from 1977 to 1984 after which I closed the shop and decided to concentrate on selling stamps at stamp shows. That worked out and I subsequently added eBay auctions to my business.
After riding along with a friend to the 2009 Michigan Fall State Coin Show in Dearborn, Michigan, I ran into Pat Heller of Liberty Coins whom I knew from my coin days. He suggested that maybe I would like to work in his store, so here I am. It has been fun getting reacquainted with coins here, which still keeping up with my own stamp business. When estate stamps come into the store, I am the person to see.
In my spare time I'm writing a book about American missionaries to the Zulus in 1840-70 Natal, now South Africa.
 Jim Adams, Customer Service
I grew up on a farm in southern Lower Michigan's Hillsdale County and attended school in Hudson, Michigan. I collected Lincoln cents and Mercury dimes from about age ten, but later on either sold or spent them all.
After getting my degree in Journalism from Michigan State University my first job was in a restaurant where one of the other workers was a coin collector who reawakened my interest. Eventually I quit the restaurant job and worked part time in an Okemos stamp and coin shop. Later I teamed up with a local doctor to purchase the shop and subsequently bought out my partner.
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