Leroy & Marilyn Van Allen

Again, Marilyn & I want to thank you for all the fine efforts on getting these pieces in the two auctions, the excellent publicity and the wonderful prices realized! We appreciate the extraordinary efforts you had to go to in order to work with Heritage and to have a lightening sale on short notice.

Mark Kimpton, M.D.

Michael Fey has been an invaluable friend and expert in the field of numismatics. From the very beginning of my adventure into coin collecting Michael has guided me with sound advice and great insight into the field of Morgan Dollars and the TOP 100 collection in particular. It is with mixed emotions that I decided to sell my TOP 100 collection, however I never questioned who to ask for help in selling the set. Michael's connections and respect in the collecting community is unmatched in my opinion, especially when it comes to Morgan dollar varieties. His tireless work on the auction and accessibility during the hectic days and final hours of the actual sale put my mind at ease. One of the hardest things for a collector to do is to sell their cherished possessions, but I knew the collection was in good hands. I know the success of the auction was due to his outstanding efforts. Without question he is the best in the Morgan dollar variety business. What price can you place on knowing you have the best working on your behalf? Thanks again Michael for everything.

A professional who truly enjoys his work

I decided to meet with Dr. Fey for advice in selling my coin collection after spending hours of research on the computer and visiting the local coin dealers. Dr. Fey evaluated, sorted and discussed my coin collection with the enthusiasm of a child left alone in a toy store. Each and every coin was examined in detail. After 14 hours of fun I learned more about coins than I could have ever imagined. The results were more than I had ever expected. I would highly recommend Dr. Fey to anyone looking for an honest professional who truly looks out for the best interest of his clients. JG, Sussex County, New Jersey.

KNOWLEDGEABLE

I am convinced that Michael has a photographic memory. I am continually amazed at how he can go to a show and come up with rare die varieties in all types of U.S coins and several foreign coins too. He knows more about rare die varieties in my area of collecting than I do, and I’ve been collecting the series for more than 30 years!

Carl F.

HONEST

I dealt with other numismatic professionals before but none as good, or as honest as Dr. Fey. Instead of being sold on the “wonder coin of the week”, the one that another dealer might want to “blow out” of his/her inventory, Dr. Fey recommended a good coin to set our sites on. He acquired it for me at a major coin show and now it has more than tripled in value. Since then, he has acquired about a dozen wonderful rarities that I intend to pass along to my children.

William.E.

TRUSTWORTHY

I trust Michael as I would trust my brother! He literally turned my inherited “junk” coins into a few wonderful rarities, coins with great demand and liquidity. They have already appreciated substantially in value.

Mike G.

HARDWORKING

I consigned several high grade coins to RCI for sale. I was thoroughly pleased with the prices that Dr. Fey was able to get for my coins. We reviewed several possible sales routes, and decided on a strategy. I know he worked hard to get me the absolute best prices in the marketplace.

Tom M.

RELIABLE

On several occasions, I asked Dr. Fey to represent me in auction. He was both professional and reliable in executing bids for the coins I sought. On one occasion, he brought me to a live auction to show me how it’s done. I would not hesitate to use Dr. Fey’s knowledge and experience to help me acquire additional coins for my collection.

John R.

FAIR

Michael is so fair and honest that he actually told me that the coin sitting in my showcase was a rare die variety. He not only paid the full retail price on the holder, but also gave me a bit more than I was asking as a fair premium for the variety. Now that’s something that I never heard before. He can look through my inventory anytime!

Richard H.

A NUMISMATIC FRIEND

I am pleased to write this testimonial for Michael Fey, RCI who has become more of a friend than a professional numismatic relationship. Michael is a caring individual who always treats me with respect. He is responsive when I call or E-mail, making me feel as if I’m the most important client he serves. He not only answers my questions, but takes time to educate me about the coins in which I have interest. He often mails me new information as it comes off the press. He has a great eye for coins and has acquired some real high end pieces for me. We just got two upgrades on his prior acquisitions netting me a +$15,000 increase in the value of my coins. Needless to say, I am quite happy to be working with Michael.

Bill F.

MADE MONEY FOR ME!

I made over $30,000., in my first month working with Dr. Fey! He knows the fine art of coin grading and the peculiarities of the various major grading services. He was able to get a high percentage of my coins certified in the next higher grade and in one case, the coin jumped by three grades. And to top it off, he made an incredible new variety discovery in my collection which appeared as front page news in one of the coin newspapers.

I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Fey to anyone interested in maximizing the value of his/her collection.

Bill M.

NOW CONSULTING FOR ME

As an experienced dealer, I was taken back when Dr. Fey told me that I was undergrading nearly two dozen of my coins. He convinced me to send them to one of the major grading services for certification. To my surprise, they graded more than $10,000., higher than what I originally willing to sell them for as raw coins. After helping me sell the coins for a tidy sum, I split the extra profit with Dr. Fey and now make every attempt to ask him to go through my inventory for coins that I’ve undergraded and for rare die varieties.

Harry S.

CONSERVATION EXPERTISE

Dr. Fey advised me to conserve several of my certified coins with NCS. As a result, three coins came back looking much nicer, and in higher certified grades too. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with Dr. Fey’s advice.

John G.

DELIGHTED WITH THE RESULTS

Congratulations on the great job you did on the RCI Spring, 2003 Ultra Rarities Auction.

The auctioning of most of my Morgan silver dollar VAM Collection was a tough decision for me to make and after careful consideration I consigned them to your Spring 2003 auction.

I was delighted with the results of that auction, which far exceeded my expectations.

I know the many hours of work you put into the description and photographs and appreciate all that you did.

Thanks you again and take care.

Paul P.

In the Spring, 2003, Dr. Fey made a bid for the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors. He was just 29 votes short of a ANA Board seat after obtaining more than 4000 votes. Here’s what other professionals said about Michael.

“Michael Fey belongs on the ANA Board. He is
genuinely dedicated to the collector, the hobby and
to the ANA . He gets my vote!”

Anthony Swiatek
Past President, ANA

Regards Tony

Thank you for writing the Top 100 VAMS book, I enjoy collecting so much more today than I did when I was a kid in high school in the 1970's because of the hunt for VAM's.