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Rene Alvarenga
Heritage Auctions Junior Numismatist | 2023 & 2024 YN Literary Award Winner | 2019 PCGS YN Grading Contest Winner
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  • I had such a blast at my first ever Whitman Expo out here in Baltimore, Maryland where I got to catch up with and meet many other YN’s including James Westin, attend a momentous dinner hosted by both NexGen and Heritage Auctions, work alongside Heritage President Greg Rohan and the heritage team, and buy incredible coins for myself including one of the brand new 2024 Flowing Hair Liberty Gold Coins made by the U.S. Mint and two marvelous toned Morgan dollars both graded MS65 by PCGS and NGC.
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    I had such a blast at my first ever Whitman Expo out here in Baltimore, Maryland where I got to catch up with and meet many other YN’s including James Westin, attend a momentous dinner hosted by both NexGen and Heritage Auctions, work alongside Heritage President Greg Rohan and the heritage team, and buy incredible coins for myself including one of the brand new 2024 Flowing Hair Liberty Gold Coins made by the U.S. Mint and two marvelous toned Morgan dollars both graded MS65 by PCGS and NGC. hashtag#coin hashtag#coins hashtag#coincollecting hashtag#numismatics hashtag#baltimore hashtag#coincollector hashtag#coincollectors hashtag#money hashtag#tonedcoin hashtag#tonedcoins hashtag#tonedmorgandollar hashtag#tonedmorgandollars hashtag #kids hashtag#history hashtag#hobby
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  • This past weekend, I thankfully had the opportunity and had a blast working at Heritage Auctions’ Appraisal Event out in Beverly Hills, California where I got to work alongside fellow Heritage numismatist Kyle Kavanaugh, our Beverly Hills Team and many of our experts from all over. I also got to meet and help out so many people with evaluating and learning more about their collectible coins and check out the classic city of Beverly Hills itself. If you’re ever curious about a rare coin or collectible in your possession, feel free to reach out to us at Heritage Auctions or visit one of our many appraisal events throughout the country.
    #coin #collectible #appraisal #heritageauctions #coincollector #money #youngnumismatist #numismatist #numismatists #history #auction #california #beverlyhills #losangeles
    This past weekend, I thankfully had the opportunity and had a blast working at Heritage Auctions’ Appraisal Event out in Beverly Hills, California where I got to work alongside fellow Heritage numismatist Kyle Kavanaugh, our Beverly Hills Team and many of our experts from all over. I also got to meet and help out so many people with evaluating and learning more about their collectible coins and check out the classic city of Beverly Hills itself. If you’re ever curious about a rare coin or collectible in your possession, feel free to reach out to us at Heritage Auctions or visit one of our many appraisal events throughout the country. #coin #collectible #appraisal #heritageauctions #coincollector #money #youngnumismatist #numismatist #numismatists #history #auction #california #beverlyhills #losangeles
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  • While here at the 2024 ANA Summer Seminar, I was awarded the 1st Place Kenneth E. Bressett YN Literary Award for the 2nd time in a row by the American Numismatic Association while attending the 2024 Summer Seminar, for my article “Inspiration In Your Pockets: The History Of Circulating U.S. Coin Programs” which describes the history and facts about many of the circulating coin programs created by the United States Mint to help inspire a younger generation of coin collectors.

    Along with this award, I was also awarded $500 from Whitman Publishing which went towards the purchase of 40 Red Books which will all be donated to all of the 40 young numismatists attending this year’s Witter Coin University in San Francisco in July.

    I would like to thank the ANA (@americanumismatic) for this award, and I would also like to thank Seth Chandler (@wittercoin) for the incredible opportunity to attend Witter Coin University last year.
    While here at the 2024 ANA Summer Seminar, I was awarded the 1st Place Kenneth E. Bressett YN Literary Award for the 2nd time in a row by the American Numismatic Association while attending the 2024 Summer Seminar, for my article “Inspiration In Your Pockets: The History Of Circulating U.S. Coin Programs” which describes the history and facts about many of the circulating coin programs created by the United States Mint to help inspire a younger generation of coin collectors. Along with this award, I was also awarded $500 from Whitman Publishing which went towards the purchase of 40 Red Books which will all be donated to all of the 40 young numismatists attending this year’s Witter Coin University in San Francisco in July. I would like to thank the ANA (@americanumismatic) for this award, and I would also like to thank Seth Chandler (@wittercoin) for the incredible opportunity to attend Witter Coin University last year.
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    A Young Numismatist On The Rise (PCGS YN CORNER JAN/FEB 2024)
    Rene Alvarenga is a 20-year-old numismatist with big ambitions to build bridges in the hobby.    My name is Rene Alvarenga, and I’m a 20-year-old numismatist from Palm Springs, California, and a collector of primarily U.S. coins. My numismatic journey began when I was 12 years old and used to find Lincoln Wheat Cents in change at a sandwich shop my parents used to own. Since...
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  • I had a great time viewing the awesome 2024 Solar Eclipse out here in Dallas, Texas. #solareclipse
    I had a great time viewing the awesome 2024 Solar Eclipse out here in Dallas, Texas. #solareclipse
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  • Rene Alvarenga, a nexGen mentee, has been hired by Heritage Auctions as a Junior Numismatist. He was mentored by Marc Crane of Marc One Numismatics in California. As said in a post by Rene announcing his new position, “If you’re a young person interested in becoming involved in numismatics, or a young numismatist looking to expand your knowledge and skills in numismatics and have a great head start in your career, I definitely recommend signing up for the PNG nexGen program at www.pngdealers.org." We look forward to following his career in numismatics!

    If you’re interested in participating in nexGen as a mentor or mentee, contact us and we’ll be happy to talk to you about how you can be involved.
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  • As I get ready to head out to Dallas for Heritage Auctions, I would like to give a special thanks to Marc Crane of Marc One Numismatics (@marc1coin) out here in Rancho Mirage, California, for mentoring me and helping me improve my skills about grading, and dealing in rare coins. I had a great time working alongside him and Madison, I would like to wish both of you very well in your future endeavors.

    I would also like to give a special thanks to the NexGen program (@nexgencts) hosted by the Professional Numismatists Guild for selecting Marc as my mentor and getting me in touch with him.

    If you’re a young person interested in becoming involved in numismatics, or a young numismatist looking to expand your knowledge and skills in numismatics and have a great head start in your career, I definitely recommend signing up for the PNG NexGen program at www.pngdealers.org.

    #coin #coins #money #history #hobby #hobbies #numismatics #kids #rarecoins #career #youngnumismatist #youngnumismatists #coindealer #mentor #mentorship #coincollecting #coinshop
    As I get ready to head out to Dallas for Heritage Auctions, I would like to give a special thanks to Marc Crane of Marc One Numismatics (@marc1coin) out here in Rancho Mirage, California, for mentoring me and helping me improve my skills about grading, and dealing in rare coins. I had a great time working alongside him and Madison, I would like to wish both of you very well in your future endeavors. I would also like to give a special thanks to the NexGen program (@nexgencts) hosted by the Professional Numismatists Guild for selecting Marc as my mentor and getting me in touch with him. If you’re a young person interested in becoming involved in numismatics, or a young numismatist looking to expand your knowledge and skills in numismatics and have a great head start in your career, I definitely recommend signing up for the PNG NexGen program at www.pngdealers.org. #coin #coins #money #history #hobby #hobbies #numismatics #kids #rarecoins #career #youngnumismatist #youngnumismatists #coindealer #mentor #mentorship #coincollecting #coinshop
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  • Hello Fellow Numismatists,

    I’m very happy to announce that I have recently been recruited by Heritage Auctions out in Dallas, Texas, where I’ll eventually be working as a Junior Numismatist within their incredible Numismatic Team.

    I would like to thank Heritage Auctions for this incredible opportunity, I would also like to say thank you very much to all of my friends and family for all of the support.

    #coin #coins #coincollecting #numismatics #auction #heritageauctions #money #youngnumismatist
    Hello Fellow Numismatists, I’m very happy to announce that I have recently been recruited by Heritage Auctions out in Dallas, Texas, where I’ll eventually be working as a Junior Numismatist within their incredible Numismatic Team. I would like to thank Heritage Auctions for this incredible opportunity, I would also like to say thank you very much to all of my friends and family for all of the support. #coin #coins #coincollecting #numismatics #auction #heritageauctions #money #youngnumismatist
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  • I had an awesome time here at the 2024 FUN convention hanging out with friends, meeting numismatic heavy hitters, buying cool coins, and making memories. #coin #coins #coincollecting #rarecoins #youngnumismatist #youngnumismatists #pcgscoin #numismatics #coinshow
    I had an awesome time here at the 2024 FUN convention hanging out with friends, meeting numismatic heavy hitters, buying cool coins, and making memories. #coin #coins #coincollecting #rarecoins #youngnumismatist #youngnumismatists #pcgscoin #numismatics #coinshow
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  • Today, I had a pretty great day at the North County Monthly Coin Show here in Anaheim, CA. I purchased several cool coins including my first ever trade dollar.

    In fact, this show was the first ever coin show I’ve ever been to, back in August of 2017.

    Just out of curiosity, I’d like to ask you guys, what was the first coin show you guys ever attended? Feel free to comment about!

    #coin #coins #coinshow #coincollecting #youngnumismatist #money #convention #numismatics #numismatist
    Today, I had a pretty great day at the North County Monthly Coin Show here in Anaheim, CA. I purchased several cool coins including my first ever trade dollar. In fact, this show was the first ever coin show I’ve ever been to, back in August of 2017. Just out of curiosity, I’d like to ask you guys, what was the first coin show you guys ever attended? Feel free to comment about! #coin #coins #coinshow #coincollecting #youngnumismatist #money #convention #numismatics #numismatist
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