Why Would Anyone Ever Want To Buy This?

At least as far as older coins are concerned, there's a lot of people that live in rural areas with no coin shops and no nearby shows, mail order is easy. Littleton certainly is the most well known mail order coin company and many folks have been buying from them for years so there's a lot of trust factor, too.
I believe they have a buy-back program, so that's one reason they can charge more. Also, if Littleton says they're going to send you a 1922 Peace dollar in XF...that's what you get. NO rimdings, NO scratches, NO cleaned coins, NO problem pieces...they send nice original coins. That's a positive side that you just can't say about any other large mail order company. Honestly that's got to be worth something, knowing you're paying more but will never get counterfeits or problems. Have you ever sold to them? Wow are they picky lol.

Yes they have a big following, and you have to hand it to them, they've been doing it right for a long time. But their prices are sure out of whack with the rest of the coin market. I think their customers aren't typical coin collectors, for sure.

tradernick

I've purchased two of Littleton's specials:

- 7 Unc Sacs for $9.95 (one per year) plus a folder for $1.95 -- free s&h
- 10 Unc Westword Journey nickels (complete P&D set 2004-2006) for $2.95 -- free s&h

A couple of notes:
- It's true that they start to sell you coins on approval, but I cancelled that immediately.
- The coins all came in plastic bags marked MS60. As far as I can tell, this is a vary accurate grade -- the Sacs maybe had one Gem BU coin among them. As you would expect, the nickels were nicer.
- Looking at the catalogue for most of their stuff, it makes the Red Book look like a discount catalogue.