About Jacocks Collectibles

My name is John Smithwick and I’ve been buying and selling coins for more than thirty-five years. During those years I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure of being a coin buyer for Paramount International Coin Corp. and auction manager for Kagin’s. Since 1990, I have been self employed, attending local and regional shows.

For the past ten years I have been selling on eBay. Though successful, at times I have felt constrained and wanted to venture beyond seven day auctions. This web site is the result.

I have been an ANA member since 1972 and have been a Life Member for several years. During my days of employment, I wrote and designed numerous brochures and mailers as well as provided auction copy for many catalogues. For that, I was granted membership in the NLG – Numismatic Literary Guild. I am also a member of F.U.N. (Florida United Numismatists) and an NGC authorized dealer.

An old adage is you can’t be a dealer and a collector. To a large extent that is true, but I do allow myself the indulgence of collecting Conder tokens. I am a member of the Conder Token Collector’s Club and encourage those interested to join.

I continue to attend local and regional shows looking for coins that I believe offer value and quality. I will put the quality of what I sell and the service I offer against anyone else’s.