Recommended coin shops around Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA?
AlbumNerd
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I'll be visiting the area and would love to drop by some coin shops. What are some shops that folks here recommend?
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I can’t help, but stay safe when in Portland.
Safe travels.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
There’s no amount of money in the world I’d take to travel to Portland. I wish you the best though!
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
Absolutely ridiculous fear mongering. Lovely city. I just booked another trip there.
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Registry Set --- US & World Gold Showcase --- World Chopmark Showcase
Fearmongering? I believe the following hard, statistics justifies legitimate fear:
I stick with my good wishes to @AlbumNerd to stay safe!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I'm not saying Portland is perfect but to say you wouldn't go there for any amount of money? I don't see anyone saying that about Memphis or Milwaukee or Indianapolis or...
https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-city-rankings/most-violent-cities-in-america
Edit: Steve, no problem with you wishing someone a safe trip!
Edit 2: Numbers above are violent crime per 100k, so move the decimal a couple of places for apples to apples.
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Registry Set --- US & World Gold Showcase --- World Chopmark Showcase
While the hotlink shows the year 2024 in several places, it appears the crime data used is from 2018, and then extrapolated based on 2024 population. It'll be interesting to see the data when crime data for 2020-2023 is used, as that's when certain policies were implemented in Portland by their elected City Council members.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I spend 3 - 4 months in the Portland area each year; downtown is still a mess, but the city has many interesting neighborhoods and a lot to offer. With reasonable precautions, you shouldn't have a problem.
And, as @winesteven obviously knows, the best new world pinot noir comes from the Willamette Valley, a short drive from Portland!
Willamette Valley to visit - yes,
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Number 1 I wouldn’t go there for the crime rate.
Number 2 I wouldn’t go there for reasons that if posted, would clearly pierce your very well displayed delicate sensibilities.
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
I live in the area, in a Portland suburb across the county line. I've heard good things about Beaverton Coin in Beaverton, Westside Coin and Currency in Lake Oswego, and Colombia Coin in Portland, east of Downtown. You may want to call ahead for hours and inventory. I have yet to visit as I buy all my stuff through on line auctions and dealers, but hopefully this helps.
I live in Astoria out on the coast but grew up in the area. I was there a few weeks ago and hit up 3 coin shops. Westside coins (Stuart and Debbie), nice shop. Good variety of raw and slabs. Nothing really high end though. Coins on the Boulevard (Jay and Lisa), lots of raw. Very nice friendly people. Harry’s Coins (As seen on Silver Dragon YouTube channel), good shop. The team is very knowledgeable and know coins inside and out. If coming up 1 hour north of Portland in Longview, WA, Cowlitz Coin (Alex) has some neat stuff. He’s into toners and gold nuggets and the like. If you’re coming in 2 weeks there is the PNNA show in Tukwila, WA. It’s the Pacific Northwest regional show. Or if you come to Astoria, I always have some good stuff I’m selling 😉. And we have a local shop, Clatsop Coin. Hope you have a great time!
Thanks for the recommendations everyone! I've already visited a few places and everyone is extremely friendly
I live outside Portland. Columbia coin was a good shop. There is also a fw in the Beaverton area that sells quite a bit on Ebay. I have not been in the shop. There are no coin shops in any of the shite parts of Portland.
A coin forum and people get off on pushing fear and their prejudices.
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To each, his own. Please don’t criticize feelings based on actual policies in place!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
My knowledge of Portland is mostly limited to the various airports (I’ve only left one on the ground once in the last 15 years), but I picked up my car in Vancouver last summer and didn’t see any shops in Vancouver worth stopping at before heading home (and didn’t really look much at Portland). That said, if you happen to be coming in next weekend, while it’s a few hours away, the PNNA show will be just outside Seattle, and it’s the biggest show in the northwest.