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 Posted 02/16/2009  2:01 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add AlabamaDan to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just getting back into collection from taking a 30 year break and I wonder where you find your coins. In the 1970s I pulled most of my collection from begging family members for their stuff or from circulation. Seems hard to find anything cool in circulation any more and I'd expect the coin shows/stores know what they have - that's why I never frequented them. So, short of grabbing a metal detector and pulling them out of ground, where do you find your coins?
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 Posted 02/16/2009  5:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SHAFTA9a to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome to the Forum, AlabamaDan, I'm afraid you are going to have to shop at the coin stores, or wait until you have 50 posts, and shop here,if you want to pick anything up.
A lot of collectors on this forum have probably anything you would want.
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 Posted 02/16/2009  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spider5689 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ebay is another option. A lot of members purchased part of their collection through auctions. If doing so, be carefull, there are a lot of fake coins out there.

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 Posted 02/16/2009  5:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wd1040 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interestingly, I get most of mine from Craigslist. Normally, they don't know what they're selling and you normally get a good deal.
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 Posted 02/16/2009  5:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
My recommendation is to find a coin show near you!

Here is a good place to start looking:

Coin Shows
Coin Shows - Alabama

Also, keep an eye on this forum for members' posts.

A coin show has the advantage over the coin shop in that you can comparison shop. Spend some time, look around, there are bargains to be found!
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 Posted 02/16/2009  6:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rkp to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I buy most of my coins from 5 local dealers and some from e-bay. But as others have already mentioned, always be careful and when buying from e-bay. There are a lot of scammers out there.
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 Posted 02/17/2009  09:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add AlabamaDan to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hmmm... interesting so you can get good deals from people who know? Right now my kids and I are roll hunting and it's fun. As we were going through some rolls yesterday my 7 year old looked up and said, "Daddy, exactly what are we looking for?" That's when I realized he needs a folder!
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