Greenville Coins & Currency LLC | Best Coin Shop Dealer in Upstate SC

Manning is not a lifelong collector, but pretty close. While attending Clemson University as a junior in 2006 his grandmother gave him a book about rare United States currency. A few months later he was all in on buying and selling, and it has been full steam ahead ever since. Manning is a former board member and lifetime member of The South Carolina Numismatic Association. He is also a lifetime member of the Society of Paper Money Collectors. A former auctioneer specializing in rare banknotes, Manning was a consultant for the country's oldest numismatic auction firm from 2016 until 2023. During that time he discovered, researched, and cataloged hundreds of the rarest banknotes known to exist. He still personally holds the record for the highest price ever paid for a national banknote through a private transaction. Some highlights from his personal collection include serial number banknotes from national banks in Greenville, Honea Path, and Anderson. High denomination notes like $500s, $1000s, $5000s, and $10000s are also of great interest.

While paper money is Manning's primary numismatic pursuit, he still deals with coins on a daily basis at the coin shop. He is a 2013 graduate of the American Numismatic Association school of coin grading. He also sets the buy and sell prices on most coins bought and sold at the coin shop, including gold krugerrands, maple leafs, pandas, buffalos, American eagles, and bars. In addition to buying and selling coins, Manning is also an appraiser, having completed his training at the International Society of Appraisers in Chicago in 2014. He often performs appraisals for probate, banks, trusts, estates, and many private individuals looking to insure their collections.

On a personal note, Manning is a Fountain Inn native and JL Mann graduate. When he isn't working on adding to his collection he likes to travel with his wife Courtney and their eight and eleven year old daughters.

Ben, a Greenville native, began his collecting journey on his 13th birthday when his dad took him to a local coin shop and bought him an 1816 Large Cent and a Widows Mite ancient coin. After college, knowing he wanted to pursue a career in numismatics, Ben and Manning began working together locally at Manifest Auctions. After a year together, their nationally recognized auction house was giving established auction houses so much competition that they were bought out and went to work for a California based company. 2016-2024 consisted of Ben traveling nation-wide for coin auctions, auctioneering for world-wide broadcast sales, and traveling up and down the East coast gathering multi-million dollar coin consignments.

Ben has had the pleasure of personally handling rarities such as the 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar, multiple 1804 Draped Bust Dollars, two 1913 Liberty Head Nickels, and countless $4 gold Stellas, among other rarities.

At the coin shop, Ben handles rare, key-date coinage, large bullion purchases, and estate appraisals. With Ben’s extensive experience, he’s able to efficiently help customers determine the values of their coins and provide insight into a coin’s rarity.

Ben’s personal collecting focuses on pre-colonial historical medals relating to the colonization of North America. Highlights from the collection are multiple 1-of-1 items that were not previously known to exist, as well as museum-quality pieces that would rival even the most curated high-value collections.

In his free time, Ben enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife, daughter, and son, partially on beach and ski trips. He is extremely involved with the local church and enjoys helping others when there is a need.