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Valued Member
United States
244 Posts |
When I was a kid, the local coin shop that my dad would sometimes take me to was a real wonder to behold. Granted, this might just be the fog of age clouding my memory, but he had *everything*. All types of coins, and a good mix of grades from the affordable to the nicer.
I don't know if the issue is the intervening years, or maybe just unlucky, but the coin shops I look at seem to be very much bullion focused, with collector-oriented coins as an afterthought, and sometimes barely even that. Sure, plenty of silver dimes, quarters, and halves on display, but almost all in low grades, and they just scream out that they were picked out of the 90% junk sold to the store and were just barely good enough to put out for individual sale.
Is this something others have noticed? Or have I just been to the wrong stores?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
591 Posts |
Well I can say the local shop I visit has a bit of an array of everything.
He is constantly buying and selling so his stock rotates. SOmetime too much I feel as he is always out of Lincolns.
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Valued Member
United States
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 wei fun, Same when I was younger. The local shop had a wall of everything you could imagine at less than 10 bucks. I spent many allowance there. Now the only shop close to me buys and sells only gold and rare coins. That is why I made a post to find a set of good shops for a road trip of epic proportions! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
I wish I had local stores that had more variety. I have one that's ok and the other one closed due to the owner retiring. I have found one other one closer to work but they don't have any inventory out to look at and you can only see them by appointment. Not too much fun there.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Around me so called coin stores almost don't exist. Most don't even say coin store anymore. Rare Metals, Antiques, Old Items, Pawn Shop, Cash for Gold, Hobby Store are just some of the names by me. Some don't even say that only the name of the store. Most carry a massive variety of items and one even has things from early, early Roman, Egyptian, etc relics. One place had as many sports items and cards that I had to ask if they carried coins.
I suspect due to the internet and a constant flow of coin shows, attempting to have a coin store is just to old fashion in some areas.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All of them around me have closed. You only see coins ,very overpriced,at antique malls and tourist traps.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I suspect due to the Internet and a constant flow of coin shows, attempting to have a coin store is just to old fashion in some areas. Just Carl is right, most have closed. It's tough to compete with the Internet. Even tougher if they list everything at Coin Values high retail; almost to the penny. I have to travel 35 to 45 miles to the coins shop. One is only open three days a week, when he wants to be, and the other is so expensive it really isn't worth going. There's little to no local competition for these stores so they demand top dollar. Tried to establish a rapport, but they were very protective of their profit margin. I'd rather buy from the folks on forum or the Bay now anyway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The one and only coin shop in my area has a very good selection at reasonable prices. He deals in anything but dark siders. Will bend over backwards to get you what you want.
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Posted 10/18/2010 11:49 pm
