Littleton Coin Opinions?

They have been in business for many, many years.

You will find their advertising just about anywhere. Just the other day, I saw one of their ads on the return envelope for a credit card payment. They do try to reach out to people who are non-numismatists, and yes, I do believe their prices are a little high.

Try to remember that advertising cost money and the more advertising, the more someone will charge to compensate for that.

I told this story before about my Littleton experience so I won't repeat the lengthy version. I will only say when I started collecting I didn't know about this place and didn't know any better about Littleton. Save your money, I found out the hard way. Overpriced junk even after my repeated requests that they fix the problem. Bright new shiny ASE's with gouges for twice or even three times the melt value did not sit too well with me even though I was new at collecting and didn't know any better but I could tell something wasn't right. Don't waste your time or money on them.

I have bought their introductory ad coins (usually current coins in an UNC condition. I always return their approval coins. $30.00 for an oz of silver is a bad deal no matter how you look at it unless that price is in pesos.

I, too, once bought coins from Littleton's "Coins On Approval" system - until the packages became very expensive. I contacted Littleton, and requested they remove me from their "On Approval" program. No problem - except the coins kept on coming in the mail, and, being coins, I just HAD to look at them. That became an expensive "look" because I had to pay return postage.

My mailman advised me that, if I didn't want a specific letter or package, to write refused on the front of it, and send it back - unopened of course. Took a couple of returned envelopes, but they DID quit sending me coins on approval.

My opinion: Littleton does have nice coins, and their staff is pretty much "on the money" when it comes to grading. My only complaint would be in the pricing department. I believe, if they reduced their prices, they'd sell more, but, then, they've been in business for alot of years, so.....

Ralph

my uncle got one shipment from their coins on approval deal. he wasnt very happy with his shipment either.
i didnt see them but he said they were expensive for what they were.

I dealt with them Pre Internet days, there was not as many dealers available then. I did Coins on Approval, I thought the prices were a little high but the grading in Circ grades was good. In those days getting coins in the mail and sending a check was the easy way to do it. Now with the Net and everyone making money with it it's a whole differnt story.

Tony