Ostracized At Coin Shows?

atchisonbj - that dealer is the "right stuff" dealer and one to deal with!

It's my belief that specialists in Early American coppers do behave this way. I learned this after I left collecting USA coinage and unfortunately after I tried for several years to acquire a nice 1794 cent.

Also I think that a higher percentage of dealers in foreign coins [which I collect instead of US] tend to be more attentive to collector requests. I guess it's the industry aspect: foreign coins are much cheaper and they have to be more careful in building clientel?

Most coin dealers I've met seem fairly generous with their knowledge. The customers twice my age do get a bit more attention (I'm currently 23), but I fully understand how a $1000+ sale trumps my $50. I try to respect their time as much as possible.

Nothing is as bad as when I was shopping for cars though at age 18 though. I had cash in hand, but nobody would give me the time of day. I finally got my parents to come just so it looked like they were paying [:S].

I guess a lot of kids are just interested in a free test drive of a nice car. Sometimes I've wished I could flash a "yes-I'm-serious-and-have-enough-money" license. A lot of nicer restaurants and bars will serve me last because they assume I'll tip poorly anyway.

Oh well, it's very shortsighted for any brand or business to have this attitude. Regardless, the 24-year-olds of today will be the primary consumers of tomorrow. This is especially true for a hobby like coin collecting which needs intergenerational interest to continue. It left a lasting impression on me at age 10 when a dealer helped me pick my first Morgan dollar.