Doug's Coin Shop In Birmingham, Alabama

I rarely post about coin shops or the like...but I have to say that my trip to Birmingham, Alabama last week was VERY fruitful!
I met Andy...who works at the coin shop about a month ago and he told me that he had some Rainbow Morgans that he purchased from an estate auction. This of course...made me pause...as I love Rainbow Morgans
He told me they were being photographed and would be back in a couple of weeks.
So I patiently waited for the coins to return to his shop...
He posted a few of them on another forum...
This was one of the threads
http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=205854&highlight_key=y
Now...normally I look at photographs and assume that perhaps the photo looks better than the coin
NOT true with the coins Andy had for sale...they were sooooo much more beautiful in person!
I was glad that I was able to return to his shop and see them in person.
Not only did Andy have some beautiful Morgan Dollars...he was MORE than willing to give me an awesome deal on them!
Hopefully he will be getting some more Rainbows in soon! I don't know where he is locating these estate auctions but I would certainly like to attend a few of them
Not everyday you see a bunch of Rainbows like he had.
Must be something in the Alabama air!
Eventually I will have to put my collection into a registry set. Never seem to find the time to do that.
I have a nice set of Cameo Morgans...and Rainbow Morgans,
I met Andy...who works at the coin shop about a month ago and he told me that he had some Rainbow Morgans that he purchased from an estate auction. This of course...made me pause...as I love Rainbow Morgans

He told me they were being photographed and would be back in a couple of weeks.
So I patiently waited for the coins to return to his shop...
He posted a few of them on another forum...
This was one of the threads
http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=205854&highlight_key=y
Now...normally I look at photographs and assume that perhaps the photo looks better than the coin

I was glad that I was able to return to his shop and see them in person.
Not only did Andy have some beautiful Morgan Dollars...he was MORE than willing to give me an awesome deal on them!
Hopefully he will be getting some more Rainbows in soon! I don't know where he is locating these estate auctions but I would certainly like to attend a few of them

Must be something in the Alabama air!
Eventually I will have to put my collection into a registry set. Never seem to find the time to do that.
I have a nice set of Cameo Morgans...and Rainbow Morgans,
I love coins...

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Andy is newkid on this forum...that is correct.
Perhaps he could respond better as to who is who at the coin shop down there in Birmingham (Homewood)
OOPS! Different Doug. This one is in Little Rock, AR
Russ, NCNE
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Look for the "Heads" of a Buffalo Nickle to find the place.
With the execption of what I've been collecting for the State Quarter Series, I would say that about half of my coin's have come from Doug's shop.
Like Frank said; Doug, Andy, and Ethan are a great bunch of guys (though there are others that work in the shop as well). Customer loads permitting, all three will gladly take the time to pass on their knowledge to newbies like my self.
Have a Great Day!
Andy & Ethan
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