Littleton Coin Co.

I have a few foreign banknotes that came from Littleton. They were shipped because of some gift certificates or premiums they offered. Most are 64-70 circa.

I began to buy from Littleton, but when I received the extra coins, I cancelled. I was sure that sooner or later, there would be a mix up and I'd owe a lot more than I bargained for.

Me, too, back in the 1980s I was a Littleton customer. But they put too much pressure on you to keep buying every time they sent you a packet, and so I ended it. I found a pamphlet with their prices and can't believe what I paid for some of the coins. Some of the prices are still high 25 years later, but some of the keys would be bargains if they sold them at those same prices today.

I was a Littleton customer back in the middle of 1994, when I was 15.
I responded to one of their ads in the Sunday paper to buy Mercury dime and a Walking Liberty half dollar for only $2.95. I had been collecting coins for 9 months and it was my first Walking Liberty half. I bought the entire selection of coins-on-approval, which included my first silver Roosevelt, silver War Nickel, buffalo, and Liberty nickel. (I got a special, one-time discount for buying the entire selection)
Because I had not yet been to a coin store, I thought their catelogue prices were the norm. I was very impressed with how professional looking the mail order paperwork and the catalogues were.
Over the next few months, I continued receiving their coins-on-approval, usually spending $4 - $7 dollars per month buying part of the selection. After about 5 or 6 months, they started requiring me to buy at least $10 worth in order to continue receiving coins-on-approval. I called it quits at that point. A couple of months later, after I got my driver's license, I went to a coin store and finally realized how expensive Littleton Coins were. Although I was impressed with their professionalism, I didn't want' to pay above market value for anything. Plus, I enjoyed going to coin shops and browsing their showroom before deciding what to buy.
Over the next couple of years I still took advantage of a few of their teaser offers but never bought anything on-approval again.