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Finishing some coin albums, where does everyone purchase widgets these days?
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Looking for coins that are easily purchased certified or uncertified without traveling to attend shows all of the time, it looks like Teletrade is no longer a site and neither are some of the other old widget-purveyors.
Where does everyone shop these days if they aren't collecting top pops?
Best,
Daniel
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
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Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
-Horace
-Aristotle
Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
-Horace
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Post a want list on BST. My daughter finished her Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington book this way.
Successful buys on BST board from NotSure, Nankraut, Yorkshireman, Astrorat, Ikeigwin(2x), Bob13, Outhaul, coinbuf, dpvilla, jayPem, Sean1990, TwoKopeiki, bidask, Downtown1974, drddm, nederveit2
Nearly every local dealer has partially filled albums they haven't yet....er....processed.
I bet you'd get a kiss if you asked to look through some.
eBay.
LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album
They come to me.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
Great Collections
If you have one near you, the LCS is the best place to obtain widgets.
Instead of judging the coins by a picture, you can take your time, and carefully examine the coins before purchase.
Slabs or raw?
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I would recommend (as above) the BST.... put a list of what you want there....If you have no local shops (I do not have any in my area), that is a good source and cheaper than ebay. Cheers, RickO
eBay, you have to do your homework on pricing as a lot of moon money sellers on eBay BIN.
GC, Heritage, online dealer websites, collector's corner, BST.
I would like to buy raw, need some Frankies, most of my book is Unc with some rim toning so there's room for upgrades, also working on a 7070 in XF+ that I'm sure I'll have to crack out some coins for. Will be paring down the collection I assembled in my 20's to get something more clear/focused.
Best,
Daniel
-Aristotle
Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
-Horace
Coin shops or EBay.
https://www.legendnumismatics.com
coin shows work as well