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Rest in Peace
United States
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No , I'm retired .the only time I go to a LCS is when I need a fix. however I patronize local coin shows twice a month.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
The closet coin shop to me is closed on my days off.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The closet coin shop to me is closed on my days off. Dave, Have you thought about moving ?  |
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United Kingdom
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You guys are very fortunate. Here in the UK I honestly couldn't tell you where the nearest coin store is (if they even exist). There is one monthly show about an hour away but that is 90% old British stuff that doesn't interest me very much. That's why I buy mostly from ebay. |
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United States
4932 Posts |
Proofreader - As I've heard, and I know of a guy who lives in the UK, he gets a lot of good coin deals at Car boot sales?
I'd still go to them and ask a person if they have any coins, old coins etc. Maybe you could get a contact # or something?
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Sweden
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On my days off? Pretty much never. Thankfully I have everyday business in city so I go any day I like. Best thing is that the coin shops are always open at those times  |
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United States
343 Posts |
The wife and I try for once a week, but that doesn't always work. We have been to a couple shows this year and also order online a couple times a year.
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United States
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Dave, Have you thought about moving ? Thanks for the tip T, I just put my house on the market.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If I went to all of the coin shops in my area regularly I'd be bankrupt in pretty short order. I usually try to restrain myself to one trip to a coin shop a month.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I LOVE getting to the FUN show here in FL, it kinda meets my quota for the year in general. That being said, most of the local coin shops still treat me like I'm too young to have a clue or too poor to be worth their time for customer service except for one which rarely stocks stuff I care much about. So my motivation for shops is kinda low. The FUN show is another story. The thrill of the hunt never gets more exciting than in there!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
606 Posts |
When I lived in San Diego the daughter and I went every few weeks. Here, not so much. The closest one is over an hour away in Seville. lol
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
Canada
276 Posts |
I like to hunt flea markets and antique shows also. There is a monthly coin bourse I try to go to once a month on every 2nd Sunday, except it is not on in the summer.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I used to visit a coin shop daily for more than 30 years.
I used to work in the middle of the business district of Sydney.
The coin shop was 3 minutes walk from where I worked.
I have since retired but I still maintain a good contact on a frequent basis with with one of the staff members, who still works there. Our frienship goes back more than 40 years.
He bought a Roman gold aureus out of my first collection, which I sold way back in 1976. He still has it in his own collection.
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12/07/2015 6:29 pm
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Canada
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I try but it rarely happens, which is good because any kind of work is good work during this crappy recession. I got some time off this year so I dropped into my LCS for a long overdue purchase. Owner was quite happy. :)
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Posted 12/02/2015 9:36 pm
