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Pillar of the Community
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I checked the shops found with google search, but neither actually existed.
Does anyone know of a shop near Penn State college?
Thank you,Steve
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Valued Member
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We have one in Apple Hill Antiques, but he keeps odd hours. Best to call first.
Another one in Phillipsburg, Pa about 20 min. NW of State College, but it is only open Saturday mornings as far as I know.
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Pillar of the Community
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OK, that's the one I stopped by but it looked like a warehouse or something.
I'll call next time I'm in town.
Nice Avatar!
Thank you
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Pillar of the Community
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Upstate, if you get to the NWPA part of the state, check out Dempsey and Baxter. I don't know what kind of stock they have (when I lived in Erie I didn't yet collect), but they were the local "coin guys." There's also Aleks Cher, although I don't know if he's still dealing in coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know how far out of State College you would be willing to travel but there is a new coin store in South Williamsport, about 1 hr. east, I believe it is called Bob's Coins. They specialize in FE & IHC, but also have a large selection of other coins. He also has a website. I believe if you Google search you will be able to find it. Hope this helps. |
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Thank for the reply's gentlemen. I'm just interested in right in State college. When I visit the wife is in a good mood and I was thinking I can convince her to loosen the purse strings while were there  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Oy, oy, I'm not a gentleman (and my status as a lady is debatable). *waves hands*
I've never been to the middle of my own state, sad to say, so if you're talking right IN State College, not sure I can help. I do encourage you, however, to check out towns within a 20min-or-so drive for . . . antique shops. Yup, those things. They're all over and you'd be surprised what some of them have--my best friend couldn't purchase a modern engagement ring because of her ring size (she's a 3--most rings for women only go down to 6 before you have to start sizing them), so her then-boyfriend (now husband) took a look around local shops and got her the motherlode: Alicia is a Jane Austen fan in the extreme, and Justin was able to find a Victorian-era ring that had been designed from a ring described in one of Austen's novels. PA shops are full of fascinating junk and I bet you can find some great coins that way.
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh thank you so much MS. Ninamason, I'm sure you are a sweet lady indeed!
My wife and I have a difficult time driving by antique shops, so many will be visited over the next 5 years.
Nice story on the Victorian ring, I love that period jewelry and adorn the misses when I can.
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Valued Member
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upstate, I believe you were at the right place. It does look like a warehouse.
Let me know the next time you are heading into town.
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Pillar of the Community
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Adding another "If you ever take the drive up to Erie . . . "
Just south of Erie is a town called Edinboro, and in it there is an artisan jeweler named Cecil Plouse who runs a shop called Macmorgan's Jewellery and Oddities. This is the only person I trust with my jewelry; when I have stuff that's broken I ship it to Alicia with repair money, and she takes it to Cecil for me. (I live in Arizona--that should say a lot.) He also gets fascinating junk--there's an entire rack in his store of "ancient crap that somebody dug up," and while I've never paid a whole lot of attention to it, I'm pretty sure he had some coins on there.
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