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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I am planning a visit to Canada and North Eastern USA later this year with my family and of course as an keen collector, would like to visit a coin shop or two if possible.
Are there any websites that would list coin shops in a particular area or State, or would it be best to ask on here for recommendations?
Coming from the UK, where coin shops are pretty non existent, all advice will be greatly appreciated. Edited by proofreader
01/03/2016 1:49 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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The only two places where I would think you would get treated fairly is Colony Coin in Newton, MA and Kenmore collectibles in Kenmore Square Boston, MA.
Colony is usually only open one to two days a week their phone: (617) 244-1972
Kenmore has more regular hours and their phone: 617) 482-5705.
I have bought from both of them and never felt screwed. They have totally different personalities but they both should treat you fairly.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Hello Proofreader.
Not sure where in Canada you are visiting,
but when you get here, Google
"Coin Dealers and Supplies Canada"
It will give you names and addresses of over 200
Dealers from coast to coast in Canada.
Enjoy your trip here and let us know how you made
out "Coin wise" when you return.
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Moderator
 United States
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there are a lot of coin shops in the US. There are at least 3 within a 20 miles radius to me. If you don't mind, what cities and states are you visiting?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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there are a lot of coin shops in the US. There are at least 3 within a 20 miles radius to me. If you don't mind, what cities and states are you visiting?  |
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Well the plan at the moment is to fly into Toronto then drive to Atlantic City and then up the coast to Cape Cod / Boston and back up to Canada.
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01/03/2016 3:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
If you make it all the way into Maine then I may be able to help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i'd try to make it to a coin show so you can get to see 50 - 100 different coin shops representing. maybe someone here knows a coin show up there around the time you'll be here.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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About 45 minutes north of Toronto is Canadian Coin and Currency, the biggest and varied selection of Canadian coins nice big store priced from a few bucks to a hundred grand. Many other smaller shops in and around Toronto.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
606 Posts |
Feel free to ask for recommendations or experiences here! If nobody knows of a store then you can try looking at reviews on third customer review sites like yelp.
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New Member
Canada
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If you are visiting the Kootenay's I own a quaint shop in Wynndel BC... we just launched operations in August.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I am with Elimist. If you get up to Maine I can help you out too. Are you going from Toronto to Buffalo or are you driving east across Canada than down into New England? If you are going the latter I will do everything I can to make your visit more memorable. I use to work in a local library/art gallery and did a lot of tourist stuff. You have two great little stores in Houlton, Maine that have a great selection of Maine exonumia. https://www.facebook.com/ShiretownCoinshttp://houltonstampandcoin.com/Either way if you are driving back up to Canada you will probably hit Carleton County NB. If you have 40 minutes to spare you could see the world's longest covered bridge, oldest library in Canada, McCain's French Frye plant, SABIAN and the world's largest ax. I could get ya some local tokens to commemorate. Hey Elimist, do you ever hit up the Woodstock shows? Bangor is a wee bit of a drive but we get people from Presque Isle, Houlton and Mars Hill quite a bit. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I use google maps to find coin shops when I travel. The reviews are really helpful to find the best ones in any given area. Obviously, I'd prefer reviews of users here if you're going to be in their wheelhouse in your travels.
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Valued Member
United States
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One more place that has regular hours in Massachusetts is Heritage Coins and collectibles. They just opened on Dec 15, 2014 so they are wanting your business. I just bought a rather nice 1909s Lincoln Cent from them. They have regular hours and will give you a fair price. Their Phone: 508-657-0902. They are located in Bellingham, Massachusetts. They have a really nice little store and are great to work with. You can call them for directions.I think I am allowed to post a link to their website but I'll just give you the actual name and you should be able to find it on the web. Heritage Coins and Collectibles 15 N.Main St Unit c-5 Bellingham ,MA 02019 Hope you have fun on our side of the pond! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Another big Canadian Dealer in Kitchener ont is Colonial Acres, they frequently have great discounts on coins. I would checkout the websites for both Canadian Coin & Currency and Colonial Acres they are the 2 biggest coin dealers in Canada. I hope you have fun on your trip.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A few of coin shops that I know off the top of my head are Northshore Numismatics in Wakefield, MA; Lexington Coin in Lexington, MA; Kappy's Coins in Norwood, MA; Collvest in Medford, MA; and there are a few small shops on Bromfield st in Boston. There are a couple of regular coin shows in MA and NH which you may be able to attend. For more information you can go to http://www.ebwpromotions.com/ and http://www.baystatecoinshow.com/. |
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