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Valued Member
Italy
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Hi all,
I'll spend few weeks in USA and I'ld like to get some information about sites coin related (shops, fairs, other) in the cities I'll be:
- New York
- Cleveland
- Washington DC
- Ocean City
- Atlantic City
thanks a lot in advance for your contribution.
Moved to Main Coin Forum, where it will hopefully attract more attention. Edited by Sap
06/08/2008 10:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
954 Posts |
I always go to Google, so far it has worked well for me.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
OK so you mentioned those so called cities.  What you should attempt to do is visit a real city, Chicago. If you did you would find a steady 3 coin shows a month, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sudays of every month. Then we also have coin stores and flea markets with coin dealers all over the place. This is a real city for coins. The ones you mentioned are just remote suburbs of Chicago you know.  |
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Valued Member
 Italy
244 Posts |
I hope USA coins collector can do better ... smiling
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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What you should attempt to do is visit a real city, Chicago.  Even though I have not been back there in almost ten years.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
628 Posts |
just carl, where are these shows in Chicago? Same place usually? Where can I get a schedule?
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Valued Member
Italy
244 Posts |
First experiences: (all shops found via google)
- NY 3 addresses:
1st in Manhattan retired
2nd in Manhattan closed early before close time
3rd in Brooklyn, they did seem to be disappointed to have a guy interested in coins and books
- Niagara Falls, only one in 3rd street, this was good, patient and comprensive
- Cleveland 2 addresses:
. 1st only interested in buying coins
. 2nd closed in the normal dayly hours, it was monday at 16:00, and on the door was reported "open 10:00 thru 17:00"
but the shop were closed.
OK, tomorrow I'll try w/ the official sales office of Washington DC mint ...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you are going to be in DC as well, you should tour the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and see the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian(if you have time to add to your schedule ) Have fun  http://americanhistory.si.edu/colle...numismatics/http://www.moneyfactory.gov/locatio...on.cfm/20/21PUBLIC TOURS - PEAK SEASON - MARCH THROUGH AUGUST - FREE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED Free tickets are required for all tours from the first Monday in March through the last Friday in August, on a first-come, first-served basis. The ticket booth is located on Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th Street). We offer same day tickets only. The Ticket Booth opens at 8:00 a.m. - Monday through Friday, and closes when all tickets have been distributed. Lines form early (some days as early as 5:30 a.m.) and tickets go quickly, most days' (especially during the first two weeks in April ~ Cherry Blossom/Spring Break) tickets are gone by 8:30 a.m. Please plan accordingly. |
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Valued Member
Italy
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thanks a lot, unfortunatly I didn't read your topics by time, anyway finally at Atlantic City I found a good shop in a mall, prices a bit higher (as in a shop) but I had the opportunity to buy several USA coins missing in my collection, and thanks to te current exchange rate between euro and dollar it was not so expensive (but this is relative).
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