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Pillar of the Community
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I think I am going to try this next coin show.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
I will fallow your list Numisma.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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I don't think you'd do it just trading coins.
The original story didn't end with a giant solid gold paperclip.
I think you'd have to be more imaginative and diversify. (A motorized KISS snow globe?)
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06/16/2015 03:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Also ;the main problem would be finding someone to trade with. I have never been able to trade anything at a coin show. Dealers pack up their wares, drive sometimes for hours, pay for a table ...... to sell, make a profit, mot to break even or trade down ....... or even trade up. I have found that they really have no interest in anything but a sale.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
509 Posts |
Maybe take a step further and start with a prize won from ccf dice game at the fun show.
Good luck getting the better end of trades!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, I don't think a coin show would be a good idea for this type of trading. your better off ,if you have a big family, trading amongst them starting with something very small and see what happens at your last trade.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For those 5hat don't know Corbin Bernsen is a hard core snow globe collector with a million dollar collection of them... go figure
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Coin shows are basically for dealers to sell, sell, sell. Yes they will buy but not usually trade. They are there to make money, not trade.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
It can work, but my guess you would need to develop a keen eye for undervalued or underappreciated pieces.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10044 Posts |
And a BIG help would be to be a young collector. Older collectors like helping out younger ones.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
I have first hand experience here. As I am currently a young numismatist, I often get great deals from dealers at a mid-sized show I attend. In the past I have been given several things by dealers, including an AU 1896 Morgan and a 1960 small date cent.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have first hand experience here. As I am currently a young numismatist, I often get great deals from dealers at a mid-sized show I attend. In the past I have been given several things by dealers, including an AU 1896 Morgan and a 1960 small date cent. Same here, all I got for free was this,  You are lucky.   |
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Free something better than free nothing. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
 way better than nothing. |
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