A Family Tradition Since 1930

1965

For the Stansbury family of Long Beach, we begin selling over 1 Million BU silver dollars. Included are bags of BU “CC” Mint and scarcer date dollars.

1962

We acquire a fabulous collection of world crowns from Abner Kreisberg & Jerry Cohen for over $1/2 Million, one of the largest coin purchases at the time. The coins are part of the Von Furstenburg Estate.

1962

Ira joins Larry in 1962, and together they head the coin department.

1960

Larry becomes a full-time employee at Superior.

1958

Ira and Larry begin to build a collection of U.S. and World Coins for Edwards Huntington Metcalf.

1950-1955

Cousins Ira and Larry work for their fathers cleaning floors, emptying ashtrays, soaking stamps off covers, and making stamp packets, while developing a keen interest in coins.

1944

Harold Goldberg enters the Pacific Theatre, returning to Superior at War’s end.

1944

Marshall Goldberg enters WW II. Returns from Europe in 1945 with two purple hearts and joins his brother Harold at Superior.

1931

Isidor Goldberg, Ira & Larry’s Grandfather, forms Superior Stamp & Coin Company in Downtown Los Angeles.