How Many Have Purchased Coins From Pawn Shops?

An old college friend owns 4 Pawn Shops. They buy any sort of gold, but don't buy silver in any form, or any type of coins. He says the profit margin isn't big enough for him to fool with. He also says that they almost never see coins anyway, although they see silver bullion & scrap fairly regularly. Based on the money this guy is making I have to believe he knows what he's talking about.

Madmartigan, did visit a couple? How did you do?

Not made it out yet Amazon99 as the wife is working weekends. So instead I've been working on cement a relationship with a local bank which has paid off so far. They have held for me 27 Eisenhower dollars which you just don't find in circulation. They also had 5 rolls of 1/2 one day and 8.50 in 1/2s the next which resulted in 3 40% silvers. Just finished doing some roll searches and found a silver quarter, silver dime, and a few fillers for my albums. The teller is also checking to see if they can order some boxes of halfs for me.

Did call around and found 4 shops have some coins. So going to visit the flea market and those 4 shops in two weeks when wife can stay home with the kids.

just carl,
not to smear anyones character and please correct me if I am wrong, but did it occur to you that he may have been arrested because the pawn shop he was associated with was purchasing stolen mechandise off the books and then funneling it through the flea market to keep it out of the shop?