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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
Hi All, Just wanted to see where you would buy coins for your collection. I know common sources such as ebay, HA, coin shows, estate sales, local coin shops. Where else would you buy coins from ? |
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Valued Member
United States
55 Posts |
I buy my coins once yearly from a coin/ antique shop out by my grandmas in upstate NY. I have yet to buy from ebay, or go to a coin show. Next time one rolls around, though... |
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Valued Member
 United States
462 Posts |
I don't have the patience like you :) I am easily tempted to buy browsing the ebay etc.. Only thing that keep me not buying more there is just because I am a newbie |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
My collection has been derived from just about every source you can think of, except ebay. Two reasons for this: I have been building the collection for over 35 years, the beginning of which ebay had not even been thought of, and I really like to see every coin in hand before making a decision to buy. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
Coin store, gifts and, as of today, coin club.
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Pillar of the Community
Serbia (Srbija)
576 Posts |
1. Flea market
2. Numismatic collector meetings and coin dealers
3. Gifts
4. Online
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Valued Member
Ireland
201 Posts |
I've been an antique dealer for many years and about 5 months ago I decided to deal in coins. I've bought some from auctions, some from dealers I know, at antique fairs and boot fairs. As for ebay, I've bought 4 lots over the past two weeks. Three lots were coins and one was banknotes. I was really pleased with the coins. Even got a freebie thrown in with one lot I bought. Not so pleased with the banknotes though. I find with banknotes on ebay you can't really see the condition if they are worn. Whereas with coins, you can see a lot better. I think I will be using ebay a lot. You just have to make sure the seller has been on ebay for some time and has really good feedback. I also think it pays to buy from a good seller you have bought from before. But at the end of the day I think it has to be your gut feeling. If you think it is right, and you have done the usual checking, then it probably is ok. Sheen |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did you want specific locations like names of stores, inc, etc...? Is that allowed moderators?  I used to be a dedicated ebay collector, but I have branched out into a few other locations that I found on http://www.collectorscorner.com/ There are numerous dealers who list some of their items there and have links to their actual sites as well. * Hint: I have found out that if you deal with the dealer directly, they can come down on their "asking price" (sometimes quite a bit) instead of having to pay the other website a fee for every coin they sell through their front. And they do have World Coins as well...I just noticed that this was in a thread that I usually don't visit much. Edited by oih82w8
08/29/2012 09:27 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Anywhere I can find a coin or sparkly thing! Estate sales, antiques stores, ebay, Ecrater, flea markets, coin stores, this forum...anywhere.  |
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Posted 08/28/2012 8:19 pm
