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Where do you buy most of your coins from???

dimplesdimples Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭
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Local coin shops, internet dealers, E-bay, local or national shows, CU members, US mint, black market ?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I mostly buy from internet dealers: Legend, Whitlow, Pinnacle, Steve Estes and occasionaly E-bay
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  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    Mostly eBay. Sometimes Heritage. Rarely from online dealers. Never from local coin shops.
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My best guess....

    70% eBay
    20% Heritage
    5% misc Internet dealers
    5% coin shows

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • vega1vega1 Posts: 941 ✭
    US Mint
    Internet dealers like DLRC
    coin shows once in a while if the timing and my budget is right

  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Ebay and local shows (there's one near me that they hold twice a month).
    "It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    About 60% eBay and the rest split between shops and shows.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Most of my high grade, ass kicking stuff comes from Russ!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • jdsinvajdsinva Posts: 1,508 ✭
    It used to be primarily eBay and may get back that way again but right now most of my purchases have been from Heritage and I just won a coin from Teletrade Sunday night. I'm also eyeballing a couple of cool looking coins in the upcoming Superior Galleries auction via eBay & their catalogue, Pre Long Beach or something.
    Jeff

    image

    Semper ubi sub ubi
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    EBay, and somewhat at Shows... image But, I mostly go to shows to meet friends image
    -George
    42/92
  • Spiffy469Spiffy469 Posts: 661 ✭✭
    Ebay
    Fellow CU Members
    Local Dealers

    Jeff
    I collect bits and pieces of everything
    or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
    I also dabble with the darkside image

    Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,082 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heritage and to a more infrequent extent eBay

    Sometimes online dealers and less frequently shows. (Aren't THAT many shows nearby)

    CU forum members and WANNABEES imageimage

    Private contacts image other collectors.

    Never was able to score a coin for my registry set from a local dealer.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • TerrapinWillTerrapinWill Posts: 848
    I've bought all of my stuff from US Mint and Ebay.....Oh and the 5 Morgan dollars in MS65 from Coin Vault for $1300...........
  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
    90% Ebay, a coin shop when I can get to one.
    WS

    Proud recipient of the coveted PCGS Forum "You Suck" Award Thursday July 19, 2007 11:33 PM and December 30th, 2011 at 8:50 PM.
  • CUEBALLCUEBALL Posts: 117
    The internet,Alpine,DLRC,JJteaparty and at local and national coin shows.------------------------What is the Black market?image
  • dimplesdimples Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭
    ---What is the Black market?image >>



    You know coins bought in the parking lot from shadowy characters.image
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Larry Whitlow

    Mike DeFalco

    Legend

    Simco Numismatics

    Pinnacle

    Mark Feld

    about 5-10 % from Forum Member auctions
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • NumismanicNumismanic Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
    Larry Whitlow

    David Lawrence

    Heritage

    Northeast Numismatics

    Long Beach Coin Show

    Local Dealer

    Forum members

    eBay
    Don

    U.S. Nickels Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes

    U.S. Dimes Complete Set with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes

  • callawayc7callawayc7 Posts: 303 ✭✭✭
    Mostly internet dealers like David Lawrence and Heritage (90+%). Very rarely Ebay and even rarer coin shops.
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I mostly buy coins from:

    David Lawrence

    Northeast Numismatics

    Heritage

    coin shops sometimes

    Coin shows sometimes if there is one locally.




  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    All over. But now it'll be probably just a couple of dealers.
    Blog and Pics
  • orieorie Posts: 998 ✭
    Ebay, Teletrade and Heritage in that order.
    Coin shows are to far and to much trouble once there.
    Cool set...poor pics
  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    Coast to Coast
    Skyline
    Paul Sims
    Mt. Vernon Coin Co.
  • dimplesdimples Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Coast to Coast
    Skyline
    Paul Sims
    Mt. Vernon Coin Co.[/q

    ]image
  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,097 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mostly ebay, then coin shops.
    Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!

    "Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."


    ~Wayne
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    If I told you, I'd have to kill you. image
    Bill

    image

    09/07/2006
  • chiefbobchiefbob Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    David Lawrence
    eBay
    US Mint

    Retired Air Force 1965-2000
    Vietnam Vet 1968-1969
  • beartracks42beartracks42 Posts: 2,834 ✭
    DLRC
    Heritage
    Steve Estes
    Ebay
    National shows

    image
    Gary
    image
  • morgannut2morgannut2 Posts: 4,293 ✭
    Coin Show and Auctions. Had god luck with Rare Coins of New Hampshire, Legend and Gus Tiso on selected higher end coins.

    Very Funny Paigowjohnny!! I'd love to see the horror show!!image
    morgannut2
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,966 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I buy 95% of my coins and tokens for my colleciton and my business at shows. The U.S. Mint is a distant second, and eBay is an ever more distant third.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • MercMerc Posts: 1,646 ✭✭
    Other collectors, a dealer in Florida, but rarely at shows.

    It is easy to find nice coins, but it is hard to find someone who will sell them to you at a good price.
    Looking for a coin club in Maryland? Try:
    FrederickCoinClub
  • coinmickeycoinmickey Posts: 767 ✭✭
    Auctions (from reputable houses only) and shows, that's it. Very rarely from the Internet anymore.

    NEVER from FleaBay...ptooey!! Can you tell I learned my lesson?? image
    Rufus T. Firefly: How would you like a job in the mint?

    Chicolini: Mint? No, no, I no like a mint. Uh - what other flavor you got?



    image
  • Jody526Jody526 Posts: 296 ✭
    I buy mostly from other collectors, and from dealers I have grown to trust over the years.
    Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
    Forbid it, Almighty God!
    I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
    ~PATRICK HENRY~
  • RollermanRollerman Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have 3 good coin shops within a 20 minute drive and that's where I buy 98% of my coins. Probably a 50, 30, 20 split between those 3 the way it works out.

    The other 2% have been purchased at Coin shows......mostly from one of the local dealers who shows!

    I've bought a few coins off Ebay, but I find that even the slabbed coins aren't ones that I would have bought if I had a chance to hold it in my hand first.

    Just my thoughts.
    Pete
    "Ain't None of Them play like him (Bix Beiderbecke) Yet."
    Louis Armstrong
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For my collection =National dealers and or national shows.

    For trade and such= Local dealers, shows, collectors, etc.

    jim
  • HedgerHedger Posts: 1,238
    I buy from my local dealer but his coin stocks are low for being the largest dealer in NC. Seems many dealer's cases are stale. I don't buy much off eBay anymore. Too risky.
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ebay, Heritage, Teletrade, BST Forum members.
    image
    My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794
  • ColorfulcoinsColorfulcoins Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭
    By volume of coins purchased, 90% from ebay.

    By value of coins purchased, 90% from Heritage.

    By eye appeal of coins purchased, 90% from collectors, board members, and select non-auction house dealers
    Craig
    If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
  • weemsweems Posts: 19
    The bank image
  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433 ✭
    Shows

    Collectors/Private sales

    Auctions

    I buy hardly anything on Ebay (no time to surf is the primary reason) any longer.
    BigD5
    LSCC#1864

    Ebay Stuff
  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Pinnacle
    Whitlow
    Steve Estes
    DLRC
    Chuck D'Ambra
    coinimaging.com/my photography articles Check out the new macro lens testing section
  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    Conspicuous by his absence is Alan Hager ... bought one coin, a PR-69 DCAM 1961 Jeff, for $7, went PR-69 CAM (22/0, undergraded) at PCGS ... oh, wait a minute, you said MOST.... a lot of cherrypickin' on eBay ... but if you think I am going to reveal the names of a couple of my best raw dealers ... image
    The Ludlow Collection (DCAM/CAM)
    The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)

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  • dwsswsdwssws Posts: 2,166
    Barry Stuppler
    US Mint
    local dealer - raw
    steve

    myCCset
  • coincollector1989coincollector1989 Posts: 856
    Mostly from the mint other areas BST and ebay.
    Stacy

    Sleep well tonight for the 82nd Airborne Division is on point for the nation.
    AIRBORNE!
  • carlcarl Posts: 2,054 ✭
    90% at flea markets, 9% USMint, 1% at coin shows. Never, until yesterday, over the net.
    Carl
  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
    In this Poll 49% said they bought most of their coins on eBay
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Forgot to list Mike DeFalco. Must be getting a little senile.image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    major auctions - 40%
    local regional dealers I have arrangements with - 30%
    major retailers - 10%
    major show bourse - 10%
    ebay - 10 %

    roadrunner
    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold
  • tonyhartonyhar Posts: 1,598
    Because of where I live the choices are limited, in order:
    (1) Ebay
    (2) US Mint
    (3) Royal Mint
    (4) IOM Treasury
    (5) Board members
    Tony Harmer
    Web: www.tonyharmer.org
  • BustmanBustman Posts: 1,911 ✭
    WOW, I am really surprised by the amount of people who list ebay as one of their primary sources.
    For me....

    Retail:
    Legend*
    Whitlow *
    Pinnacle *
    DLRC
    Joe O'Connor
    Albanese

    Auctions:
    ANR*
    Heritage*
    Goldbergs
    Superior
    B&M

    *= most frequently
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just did the math-

    65% eBay
    30% Coin Shows
    05% Other (internet, U.S. Mint, etc)

    If it wasn't for eBay I wouldn't have found some of the best pieces in my collection.

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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