Member Details

Ms. Margaret Olsen

Ms. Margaret Olsen, ASA

ASA

Personal Property

Westminster Appraisal and Consultation

PO Box 276
Westminster, CO 80036-0276

303-428-9175 marg@4preciousmetals.com

President, Westminster Appraisal & Consultation, Margaret Olsen has been an appraiser for more than 35 years. Her American Society of Appraisers designations are Personal Property-Sports Collectibles and Memorabilia and Numismatics (coins and currency).  Ms. Olsen is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer.  A recognized authority on Personal Property, she is often called upon for expert witness consultation, testimony, and appraisal related corporate, estate, charitable contribution and tax consultation, insurance coverage and claims of loss.  She has been seen on PBS, heard on radio stations, quoted in USA Today, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Smart Money, Investor’s Business Daily, The Chicago Tribune and numerous other publications. She has published articles about the appraisal profession, professional development, sports memorabilia, sports appraisals, precious metals and coins and co-authored "The Gold Book, A Guide to Commonly Traded Gold Bullion Coins and Bars" , "The Platinum and Palladium Buyer^s Guide" and the "Gold Buyer^s Guide" e-book.
http://thegoldbuyersguide.com
http://www.4preciousmetals.com
 
Ms. Olsen has taught Personal Property Principles of Valuation, Connoisseurship and Professional Development Courses at The University of California at Irvine (UCI), Northwestern University (NWU), George Washington University (GWU), The University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC), Pratt Institute, The University of Missouri at Columbia (UMC), University of Georgia (UGA), University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK), and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).  She has experience as an Education Consultant to UCI, Pratt Instittue and the UCI Advisory Committee.
 
Ms. Olsen has consulted and worked with many museums, insurance companies, CPA firms, lawyers, banks, trust companies and courts including:
 
The Smithsonian Institution

The White House

The Baseball Hall of Fame

The National Park Service

The Denver Mint

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Richard Petty Museum

World Figure Skating Museum

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Johnson Matthey Refiners

Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC),

Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Heisman Trophy Trust

Homeland Security


Margaret Olsen, ASA
Westminster Appraisal & Consultation
P.O. Box 276
Westminster, CO 80036-0276
303-428-9175
Margaret@mycoinappraiser.com
http://www.TheGoldBuyersGuide.com
http://www.4preciousmetals.com




Appraisals Over Internet

Does not accept Fee Assignments

Experience as Expert Witness

Experience with IRS Appraisals

Appraisals for personal relationship dissolution

coins, currency, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rare, sports, memorabilia, collectibles, autographs, baseballs, photographs, cards, silver dollars, rare coins, paper money, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, NASCAR, golf, tennis, uniforms, jerse

Currently holds

Designation(s)Discipline Specialty
PP - NumismaticsPersonal PropertyNumismatics
PP - Sports Collectibles and MemorabiliaPersonal PropertySports Collectibles and Memorabilia

Works in Industries

Industry
Entertainment
Financial Institutions
Financial Services
Insurance Agencies
Insurance Companies
Law Firms
Not For Profits
Retail

Purpose of Appraisals

Purpose of Appraisal
Artist Estates
Celebrities and Celebrity Estates
Corporations and Businesses
Estates
Financial Wealth Management Planning
Government, State and Public Agencies
Individual Items
Insurance Coverage/Fraud/Theft/Crime
Museums and Nonprofits
Private Collections