Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC is the world’s
premier specialist company in the colonial coinage of Spanish America, shipwreck
coins and artifacts of all nations. For thousands of registered bidders around
the world, our Auctions offer live bidding on the dedicated website
auction.sedwickcoins.com, with live video
feed for floor auctions, lot-closing alerts, secure payment and more. Our
floor-auction events are preceded by live presentations by experts in Latin
American numismatics, shipwreck salvage and general history.
All of our auctions are online and feature high-quality images and personalized
support (in English and Spanish), whether you bid by phone, online or in person.
Our auction catalogs are accessible online and printed in a high-quality format.
Lot viewing before each auction is offered at the auction venue and at various
coin shows. We are also book publishers with several active titles on the
market, and we are respected appraisers of coins and artifacts, in addition to
offering items for sale both online at
sedwickcoins.com and at major coin shows. We have sold some of
the most important shipwreck treasures ever recovered, and we have sold many
millions of dollars’ worth of Latin American, world and treasure coins.
We are members in good standing with most major numismatic organizations,
including the world’s most prestigious numismatic dealer guild IAPN
(International Association of Professional Numismatists) as well as the ANS
(American Numismatic Society) and ANA (American Numismatic Association), and we
are fully insured and licensed Florida auctioneers (AU3635, AB2592, since 2007).
Daniel
Frank Sedwickis
a full-time dealer specializing in the colonial coinage of Spanish America as
well as shipwreck coins and artifacts of all nations and founder and President
of Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC. Daniel Sedwick has been a licensed Florida
Auctioneer since 2007. In addition to publishing several online and auction
catalogs per year, Mr. Sedwick is a regular vendor at major international coin
shows in the US, including FUN, CICF, Baltimore Expo and ANA. Until early 1996
Daniel worked in partnership with the late Dr. Frank Sedwick, who began the
business in 1981 and became known as a pioneer in the field of Spanish colonial
numismatics with his bookThe
Practical Book of Cobs.
The fourth (2007) and third (1995) editions of this well-known book were
authored and co-authored by Daniel, who is also a contributing editor for
Krause-Mishler’sStandard
Catalog of World Coins“century
editions”
andThe
Numismatist(the
monthly magazine of the American Numismatic Association) and the author of
several articles. In addition he has been the editor for several important books
in the field including: Roberto Mastalir'sThe
Great Transition at the Potosí Mint1649-1653Volumes
I & II (2015);
the second edition of Emilio Paoletti’s8
Reales Cobs of Potosí(2006);
Jorge Proctor’sThe
Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama(2005),
and Krause-Mishler’sSpain,
Portugal and the New World(2002).
Daniel is a member of the American Numismatic Association, American Numismatic
Society, Florida United Numismatists and current President of IAPN
(International Association of Professional Numismatists), and holds a B.S.,cum
laude,
in Physics and Russian, from Duke University (1989).
Agustin
Garcia Barneche or better known as Augi, is also a full-time dealer
specializing in Spanish colonial coinage and has been an invaluable addition to
the company since June of 2008. He is the Vice President of International
Numismatics at Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC. In addition to helping manage each
auction, Augi Garcia’s tasks include working with potential bidders, advertising
and catalog production (photography, design and numismatic research and
conservation) and advising clients on potential fits for their collections. Augi
has been working with colonial material since 2001, and in 2006 he authored the
book The Macuquina Code to assist fellow researchers with
"numismatic and colonial" terms that appear in Spanish. Augi's latest work
The Tumbaga Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors, (2010) is about the
silver treasure bars manufactured during the conquest of Hernán Cortés (a second
edition was released in 2018 and the Spanish edition in 2019). He is also a
member of the American Numismatic Association, American Numismatic Society,
International Association of Professional Numismatists,
and Florida United Numismatists, and holds an associate degree in visual
communications/graphic design.
Cori
Sedwick Downing began her coin career in 2007 when her brother, Daniel,
began his auction business. Now Cori is the Vice President of Operations
and researcher for the company. She is also a genealogist and was the editor of
The Florida Genealogist, the journal of the Florida State Genealogical
Society. She studies paleography and history as well. Cori assists the company
by managing the auctions and office and by researching coins and artifacts. She
won the Extraordinary Merit Award for the 2013 Annual NLG Writers’ Awards with
the article: “The Charles & Joanna Coinage of Mexico City, 1536-71”. She
is a graduate of Duke University (1979), with an A.B. in comparative literature,
and speaks Spanish. She is also a member of Florida United Numismatists.
Connor
Falk is a
Senior Numismatist at Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC specializing in United
States and Mexican coins and paper money, having joined the company in 2016. He
manages consignments, research and cataloging in addition to assisting with
bidder/client relations, advertising and catalog production. Previously, Falk
worked in numismatic journalism writing for Numismatic News on U.S. coin
topics and contributing to trade publications. Connor today focus predominately
on U.S. and Mexican coins and paper money. Beyond numismatics, he also enjoys
reading, running, scuba diving and rooting for his hometown football team, the
Green Bay Packers. Falk is a member of the American Numismatic Association, the
International Association of Professional Numismatists, the Central States
Numismatic Society (Life Member), the U.S.-Mexican Numismatic Association (Life
Member), the Chicago Coin Club and the Nicolet Coin Club and holds a B.A. in
English, from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (2014).
Michelle
B. Heidt is Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC's CPA and new controller. Michelle
has been with the company since June 2014 until 2019 and now back in 2023. She
manages client accounts and payroll and oversees payments and purchases and
inventory, with special attention to auction accounting. Her prior jobs were as
an auditor in public accounting for about 12 years and working in the accounting
department for Walt Disney World for 3 years. She is a 1993 graduate of
University of Central Florida, with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and acquired her
CPA license in 1994.
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Come See Us! Our private office is located in
downtown Maitland / Winter Park, FL area, an upscale shopping haven just a 25
minutes car-ride north of Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, and
many other family attractions. We encourage any visitors to the Orlando area to
come see what we have in person. We always treasure the opportunity to meet our
clients in person!
Note:
For security reasons
our office hours are
by appointment only (no walk-ins), weekdays 9:30 am to 4 pm. To make
an appointment, please contact us no less than 48 hours in advance.
Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC proudly announces their
election for membership in the International Association of Professional
Numismatists (IAPN). This highly venerated organization is a coin dealer's guild
that upholds ethics and proper business practices worldwide, and membership
requires extensive peer recommendation. You will now see the IAPN logo in all
our publications. We look forward to the new contacts and associations we will
make through the IAPN. For more information about the organization, go to
https://www.iapn-coins.org
Affiliations, Memberships and Licenses:
IAPN (International Association
of Professional Numismatists ) member since 2010
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