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Posted 05/06/2015 10:54 am
Most coin shows sell coins that will help a collector fill a series for a collection. That is their main focus.
They also sell slabbed coins, rolls and some varieties. They sell proof/mint set coins cut out of sets.
They usually have a junk bin of stuff not sold and they want to move out quickly.
Most of the sellers are not real interested varieties, so I search their coins and buy them from them. But some dealers do search for varieties. So if they are selling a lot of varieties, it would be best to not buy rolls/tubes from them as they may already searched these. If they are just Looking for the one variety found (IE 1955 DDO) then I would buy rolls/tubes from them.
But most dealers are liquidators. Some will buy coins and sell them the same day. Some may only deal with slabbed coins. So talking to a dealer and getting familiar with what he collects/sells/buys will help you to get the best deal from that seller.
So do they know a lot about coins? Most know a little about the common things found in the Red Book, but most varieties they don't know about.
If you find a seller selling what were are looking for, they probably have searched their stocks for variety coins.
So looking at what they are selling will quickly tell you what type of seller they are. (same is true of coin stores and ebay sellers)
They also sell slabbed coins, rolls and some varieties. They sell proof/mint set coins cut out of sets.
They usually have a junk bin of stuff not sold and they want to move out quickly.
Most of the sellers are not real interested varieties, so I search their coins and buy them from them. But some dealers do search for varieties. So if they are selling a lot of varieties, it would be best to not buy rolls/tubes from them as they may already searched these. If they are just Looking for the one variety found (IE 1955 DDO) then I would buy rolls/tubes from them.
But most dealers are liquidators. Some will buy coins and sell them the same day. Some may only deal with slabbed coins. So talking to a dealer and getting familiar with what he collects/sells/buys will help you to get the best deal from that seller.
So do they know a lot about coins? Most know a little about the common things found in the Red Book, but most varieties they don't know about.
If you find a seller selling what were are looking for, they probably have searched their stocks for variety coins.
So looking at what they are selling will quickly tell you what type of seller they are. (same is true of coin stores and ebay sellers)
Edited by coop
05/06/2015 10:57 am
05/06/2015 10:57 am
