Coins At Antique Stores

Never had any real luck in antique shops. Generally these people think what they have is worth more than what the real value are of their pieces. Did find an old Washingtom cast plaque once by someone famous that brought $1200 in a Stacks C.G. Sale. Few and far between with this group. John Lorenzo. Numismatist.

Do you remember what the price of silver was at the time, and if the coin was real gold? Whenever somebody says a gold coin, I think of those Presidential dollars.

Experience with antique shops is mixed. Most antique store operators think that because a coin is 50 or 60 years old it is VERY VERY RARE. And worth at least $100 if it is nearly 100 years old. I did find a New Zealand silver shilling for a couple bucks a few weeks ago.

I've also had some great deals at gun shows. Sometimes people have some silver coins and sell them for below melt value. But you can also run into the aforementioned situation here too. It boils down to which side of ignorance they swing.

isn't the greysheet released biweekly?

Thanks, I will bookmark that

I went to an antique store today to see if they had any silver coins. The lady who was there showed me what they had, some of which included a 1967 Kennedy at $10, 3 Mercury dimes (one of which was a 1920 priced at $3, while the other 2 were common dates priced at $5), 1943 steel penny at $2.50, 1939P nickel at $2, 2 War Nickels priced around $4 each, about 8 wheat cents from the 1950's for $2, 1928 buffalo (without a price), and a small assortment of worthless clad money (halves, a 1988 dime, a 2000 Sacagawea, etc.). I asked the woman if she could give me a good deal on some coins, and she said that the coins belong to another dealer, who is 85-years-old.

I asked her if she could find out when the other woman will be in, so she called her, and said that I was interested in some coins. She told me that she will be in tomorrow between 11-1 p.m. I'm going to guess that all of the coins have been sitting there for quite a while, so maybe I'll be able to haggle and get her to sell at spot price, but I'll find out tomorrow and have an update.

I've never had any luck with antique dealers so far. they always seem to be well over priced. But, I'll keep looking.

I did pick up a Blue Admiral passport stamp for a couple of dollars that I sold to a dealer for $400. He told me later he sold it to a client for $650

I went to a pawn shop the other day and picked up a 1979 P Susie for $2 in a nice condition. When I went home and looked at it closer, I found out that it was a wide rim (near date), worth about $40! The pawn shop had some good prices, like some 1910/11 liberty head nickles for about $5... However, the owner knows alot about coin collecting, and she prices them very accurately.