Looking for a replacement for APMEX

Tootawl

I'm looking for a site that has Britannias in various dates. I use to do business with Apmex but not any longer. What are a few good site to get Britannias besides Flea-Bay?

jamakin

I have bought Britannias from coast to coast coins at a reasonable price before.
They are quite a bit cheaper than APMEX for Britannias and delivery charges are very reasonable.
It's almost impossible to find any silver Britannias offered without a good premium over spot.

ASUtodd

Get up with Pendragon1998. He usually has a few eaxtra here and there. I know he collects them with a passion and could probably point you in the right direction. My briatannias came from Ebay.
Todd

Tootawl

Coast to Coast rocks! $8 to $9 cheaper per coin and shipping charges of $5 vs $19.95 for credit cards from Apmex.
An order has already beenplaced. Let's see how fast they are.
Thanks for the info!

Pendragon and I have already done some business. We may be doing some more.

Doogy

FYI- Coast to Coast is one of the dealers that have been blasted for years now on the liteside (US) forum. They take out full page ads of raw coins in many numismatic publications, and sell coins that are vastly overgraded, if not blatantly cleaned. It is no surprise why they are raw coin dealers, as they prey on newbies and the unaware. I'm not saying your Britannias are going to see this fate being a new coin, but if you bring up this firm on the US coin forum, put your firesuit on.

Doug

FYI, as a side note, I would never personally buy from them, as their business model of ripping people off does nothing positive for the hobby.

ASUtodd

Thanks for the heads up Doogy! I was going to bookmark them for future Britannia purchases but after hearing that... I think I'll delete that bookmark. Thanks for looking out for us!
Todd

Tootawl

I'll let you all know what happens with my order.

Doogy

<< <i>I'll let you all know what happens with my order. >>




I'll bet you anything you receive your order; and i also bet that it will be free from cleaning defects. I wouldn't think they would clean new bullion type coinage as it doesn't make sense. My comments are toward the other stuff they frequently advertise, ranging from US pennies to dollars, mostly "classic" older US coinage. Also, they have world coinage often; I do recall sometime back that Dan (Coinpictures) bought some darkside coins from them a couple years (or so, if i recall), and they were basically overgraded/cleaned crap for the money. I'm sure he can correct me if i'm remembering it wrong.

Good luck!

Doug

Doogy

<< <i>Thanks for the heads up Doogy! I was going to bookmark them for future Britannia purchases but after hearing that... I think I'll delete that bookmark. Thanks for looking out for us!
Todd >>




Glad to help, Todd! I wish i the one thread i was thinking about is still around, but understandly it went POOF! Two or three CtoC clients (victims) were so enraged at the coins they received, and the "service" they got, they were cussing a blue streak (okay, not literally, but they were fighting mad). here is a good thread, 5 pages of people that got hosed by these guys at one time or another

click here

jamakin

I did not know Coast to Coast had such a bad rep !!
I have ordered only Britannias from them (three times in a little under a year) and have had no problems.
In the future I will be wary of them.

Jim

Tootawl

I received the order today from Coast to Coast. No problems.

newsman

I will not deal with Coast to Coast for any reason, even if they gave the coins away for free.

Doogy

<< <i>I received the order today from Coast to Coast. No problems. >>




Good! i didn't figure you'd have any problems buying new Mint products; its everything else i'd steer clear of. glad to hear it went well!