Collectors Guide to Morgan Silver Dollars - Littleton Coin Company

The History ofLittleton Coin CompanyLittleton Coin Company was founded by a young manwho turned an enthusiasm for collectibles into one ofthe largest collectibles firms in the country.Maynard and Fannie Sundman officially foundedthe firm in 1945, although Maynard had operated asmall stamp business from his home in Bristol,Connecticut in the 1930s. When he was drafted into thearmy in 1941, he curtailed his stamp business and wentoff to serve his country overseas.Resuming the business...Following the war, Maynard and Fannie relocated to Littleton, NewHampshire, a small town nestled in the picturesque White Mountains.Littleton Stamp Company began in a small upstairs office, but the mailorderfirm experienced steady growth by offering a range of services forcollectors. Most popular were its “stamps-on-approval” and “coins-onapproval”services, which allow collectors to examine stamps or coins intheir homes before they decide whether to purchase. The firm also beganpublishing catalogs and price lists of stamps and coins.Growth and expansion...In 1974, the Sundman family purchased the Mystic Stamp Company inCamden, New York, and Maynard and Fannie’s youngest son Don tookthe reins of the newly acquired firm. The Littleton operation later becamedevoted exclusively to coins, and the Sundmans’ oldest son David becamepresident of Littleton Coin Company in 1985. Littleton Coin continued toexpand its coin selectionsand collector services.The company’s currentheadquarters is an85,000-square-foot,state-of-the-art building.Today, the companyis one of America’s largestcoin retailers, offering awide selection of U.S.and world coins andpaper money througha variety of mail-orderservices to all 50 statesand beyond.Littleton, N.H., home of Littleton Coin Co.25