| ABOUT AJPM |
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AFFORDABLE JEWELRY & PRECIOUS METALS, INC. (AJPM) was founded by Rodney and Vicki Scott in 1991, but its story begins much earlier. Rodney began collecting coins when he was just 8 years old, as a distraction and learning experience, while his mother went for cancer treatments. By the time he started high school, his mother had passed away and precious metals had become his passion. Through hard work and dedication Rodney had opened four precious metal businesses in the Portland metro area as well as one in Vancouver, Washington. Another venture was the Portland Minting Company and Medallion Specialties, Inc. which he and his wife Vicki opened in 1986. The mint was the first in the United States to be licensed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), and went on to make coins of all the individual teams as well as many of the "star" players (including Dr. J (Julius Irving), "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the "starting five" Trailblazers and the Blazers' 1991 Western Division Championship victory. Other commemorative licensed medallions produced by the Portland Minting Co. include The Oregon Trail celebration, Portland's Rose Festival, the Hershey Company, The U.S. Military and other organizations, both locally and nationally. By 1991 Rodney and Vicki had consolidated all of their precious metal and jewelry operations into one, which is Affordable Jewelry and Precious Metals, Inc. (AJPM) as it is today. In January 2011, AJPM opened a new branch, AJPM2, with long-time friend and fellow coin enthusiast Dennis Johnson and his wife Gail. Dennis, also began collecting coins in childhood, and in the nineties even worked with Rodney and his family at the Portland Minting Co. designing commemorative coins celebrating the United States Golf Association (USGA) Centennial. Dennis had successfully run his own commodity brokerage firm for fifteen years when he decided to follow his passion for precious metals and join forces with Rodney and Vicki, and together they now operate a second family run location in Tigard, OR. On August 1, 2011 AJPM3 was opened with another longtime friend, Naife Kahl. This new location, near Mall 205, better serves the needs of our customers on the east side of town. Naife, along with her friend Randy, are eager to answer any of your questions and can accommodate your precious metal orders. AJPM was one of the very first bullion dealers to do business over the internet, and proudly delivers live and accurate pricing information to our customers via our website in addition to our three friendly store locations. We work with the largest gold and silver suppliers in the country, and can offer our clientele highly competitive pricing and small minimum order requirements. AJPM specializes in bullion, but also deals in numismatic product, jewelry, diamonds, covering all areas of the precious metals industry. Thank you to all our customers for your business! It is your patronage that keeps our family businesses thriving. Rodney, Vicki, Gary, Brandon, Dennis, Gail, Carrie, Naife and Randy WISHING YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
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