Ever been to one of "those" dealers?

messydesk

Gifted with a natural stink-eye.

(OK, it's not a dealer, but Tax Collectors, by Quentin Massys, ca. 1520s.)

Walkerfan

I like to avoid those types at all costs and YES I have certainly dealt with them.

The painting below from the Louvre in Paris, France is by the same artist and was on a cover of a book about world coins that I received as a child. It definitely sparked my interest and was the Genesis of a lifelong Hobby. It is entitled 'Money changer and his wife'. It's not as menacing and nefarious. Ahh yes, Memories....

coinsarefun

I did this one so many years back and -posted it…….

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moursund

@coinsarefun said:
I did this one so many years back and -posted it…….

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Nice! What's that around his neck?

blaircountycoin

Only 1 in 20 or so dealers in my area are not like this!

logger7

I like to deal with dealers who have had professional backgrounds before they got into coins, most enjoy the hobby and that is why they opened up the shop. It's a tough business with constant demands to not undervalue what they are selling, to not overvalue what they are buying.

ricko

There used to be a couple of them in the PNW....at shops and shows... Did not deal with them. Cheers, RickO

crazyhounddog

Yes a few times😂

DNADave

I think he’s palming a fiddy

coinbuf

Yep everywhere I go, maybe I need to dress better.

BryceM

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BryceM

This is the exact look my wife gives me when I'm pointing out a die crack on a 200 year-old coin.

moursund

@BryceM said:

This is the exact look my wife gives me when I'm pointing out a die crack on a 200 year-old coin.

At least she is looking...

kaz

Yeah, my version of that painting would have an animated eye roll!

3stars

I've run into way more dealers like this...

messydesk

@Walkerfan said:
I like to avoid those types at all costs and YES I have certainly dealt with them.

The painting below from the Louvre in Paris, France is by the same artist and was on a cover of a book about world coins that I received as a child. It definitely sparked my interest and was the Genesis of a lifelong Hobby. It is entitled 'Money changer and his wife'. It's not as menacing and nefarious. Ahh yes, Memories....

According to the placard next to the painting at the Getty Museum, Massys' paintings were often a moral commentary on the subjects, and the menacing and nefarious looks of the tax collectors is no exception. Here's a coin that circulated during his youth in Brabant.

And above the gold coin appears to be one of these.

Tibor

@blaircountycoin said:
Only 1 in 20 or so dealers in my area are not like this!

For me to hit 20 dealers that are not pawn shop owners and the like, true B+M
or a large presence in a flea market, I would have to draw a 250 mile radius
from where I live.

Silverado101

@BryceM said:

This is the exact look my wife gives me when I'm pointing out a die crack on a 200 year-old coin.

LOL .........

Jzyskowski1

@messydesk said:

@Walkerfan said:
I like to avoid those types at all costs and YES I have certainly dealt with them.

The painting below from the Louvre in Paris, France is by the same artist and was on a cover of a book about world coins that I received as a child. It definitely sparked my interest and was the Genesis of a lifelong Hobby. It is entitled 'Money changer and his wife'. It's not as menacing and nefarious. Ahh yes, Memories....

According to the placard next to the painting at the Getty Museum, Massys' paintings were often a moral commentary on the subjects, and the menacing and nefarious looks of the tax collectors is no exception. Here's a coin that circulated during his youth in Brabant.

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