Buying From Diversefied Shops
BLUEJAYWAY
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Do you prefer to purchase your coinage from specialty strictly coin shops? Or are you just as comfortable purchasing from shops who have a myriad of other items up for sale:Toys,antiques,sports cards,comics etc.? Do you feel the specialty shop has more knowledge of coinage? I have frequented shops in both examples and do not mind either one. In fact have come out empty on coins, but picked up a few nice collectables (non-coin related).
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No specific modus operindi - I just go for the deal / what I need.
I'm diversified, I hit banks because it's cheaper then shops, shows and auctions!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I imagine the police frown on this.
I imagine they want to ask you a few questions as well.
Throw a coin enough times, and suppose one day it lands on its edge.
The best place for face value money. 🤣 😂
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Most "coinstore-plus" shops I have been to, have had just as good a selection and just as knowledgeable an owner as a "purely coins" shop.
Around here, the "coin shop plus second-hand bookstore" was once common, though the last of these closed pre-COVID. I'd often buy both coins and books from such places. There's one store a few hours drive from me that has model cars taking up more than half the shop floor, but it's still one of the best coin dealerships in the state.
Oddest mixture I've encountered was the coin dealer who had a friend in the local university's marine biology department, who would on-sell any collectable seashells the university didn't want for their own collection. I think my dad went there to buy shells more than I went there to buy coins!
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I know I would never buy coins from a coin shop/funeral parlor combination. Only would be convenient if you are buried in or to be buried with your coins.