Coin Shops in NYC?

MYTWOCENTS

I'll be in New York City next weekend visiting some family, and no doubt i'll have some time to kill. I'm sure there's a multitude of shops there--Anyone have a favorite or one I should check out?

Thanks,
Dave

droopyd

Check the hours -- most in Manhattan are not open on Saturday (let alone Sunday).

And P.S. -- in 8 years of living in NYC, I never found a coin shop I liked.

Ciccio

I live in NY (actually I moved in NJ one month ago - but can't accept it! ) and I am looking for a good coin shop too!

I stopped by Briganti on 44th but it looks pricey to me. They have nice stuff though.
Stack's on 57th has auctions and is well known, but it scares me.
I am a new collector, with a bad english, so I got scared easily.

Let's see what the other members have to say.

Ciao

drwstr123

Here's a link for ya. I compiled my first collection in lower Manhattan.
LINKY

droopyd

<< <i>I stopped by Briganti on 44th but it looks pricey to me. They have nice stuff though. >>



Brigandi Coins, 44th & 6th, just off Times Square. Open M-F, 9-5.

Some of their stuff is nice (and pricey!) and they also have some interesting (and pricey!) sports memorabilia to look at too.

But the last time I was there, about a third of their stock had been obviously harshly cleaned, and they were asking full MS retail for it.

droopyd

<< <i>Here's a link for ya. I compiled my first collection in lower Manhattan.
LINKY >>



Call before you go. Some of the places on this list are primarily jewelry dealers and may have some bullion coins or proof sets available, but that's it. And some of them are no longer in business at all.

Elcontador

I'd be curious whether the people at Stacks are as rude to customers face to face as they are on the phone.

Swampboy

<< <i>I'd be curious whether the people at Stacks are as rude to customers face to face as they are on the phone. >>




Just tell them Longacre sent you and then you can begin your visit while enjoying the crudités.

MYTWOCENTS

Sorry forgot to say-- I'll be there till wednesday
Dave

Coppercolor

My wife's family is from NYC so I spend a day each time we're up there to run through all the shops from Manhattan to Brooklyn, I have milk run.

If you have about 79 hours to waste, and want a good story and probably no coins go to Plaza Coin Exchange on 57th down from Stacks.

I've had good experiences at Stacks but I've always gone knowing what I want adn waited patiently for service. They get a LOT of walk-ins with weird people and it's almost worth the time just to sit and watch, and then watch how they deal with people who walk in with bullion.

Jules Karp, friendly on the phone better in person. Near Wallstreet, you're blowing it if you don't pay him a visit.

The rest, as one poster said, are jewelry and bullion dealers.

Brigandi - a mess in my opinion.
Jeff

MYTWOCENTS

<< <i>Jules Karp, friendly on the phone better in person. Near Wallstreet, you're blowing it if you don't pay him a visit.f >>


Got a link or address to his store?

Dave

btw thanks for the responses

joebb21

depends who you speak to at stacks... ...just look for jack-that would be my advice

Ciccio

Here's the link. Thanks Coppercolor!

Jules Karp

Bithrate

<< <i>depends who you speak to at stacks... ...just look for jack-that would be my advice >>



Definitely go to Stack's - and yes, Jack is the guy to see there. I've always had a good experience. I don't think they're opened on weekends, though.

I would stay away from Plaza. Not worth the visit.

Enjoy!

ScarsdaleCoin

Hop on the train at Grand Central and go to Stamford CT station 35 minute via express train.... 1 block away is the HILTON HOTEL

Oct 9, 10, 11 is COINFEST 150 dealers there!

ajaan

Just remember you'll pay sales tax in NY. Not sure what the NYC tax is but here it is 8.75%

drwstr123

<< <i>Just remember you'll pay sales tax in NY. Not sure what the NYC tax is but here it is 8.75% >>


I don't know if it's still allowed, but I used to buy in NYC and not take possession, but have things shipped to NJ
Avoid NY sales tax that way. (but you're obligated to pay you state's sales tax when the item arrives)

ziggy29

<< <i>Definitely go to Stack's - and yes, Jack is the guy to see there. I've always had a good experience. I don't think they're opened on weekends, though. >>

I think they started opening on Saturdays last month.

RichR

<< I'd be curious whether the people at Stacks are as rude to customers face to face as they are on the phone. >>

I can categorically state that Stacks has been acting rude (or as if they don't need sales from mere mortals) to me for 20+ years.

Ironic that they're essentially the last B&M in the area left standing!

ziggy29

<< <i>I can categorically state that Stacks has been acting rude (or as if they don't need sales from mere mortals) to me for 20+ years. >>

v Does this include very recent experience? I'd be curious to hear if the "blending" with some of the ANR folks has made any difference.

PerryHall

What kind of sales tax is there in NYC?

drwstr123

<< <i>What kind of sales tax is there in NYC? >>


8.875%

RichR

<<Does this include very recent experience? I'd be curious to hear if the "blending" with some of the ANR folks has made any difference. >>

No...I threw my hands up in the air about 3 years ago and started purchasing at shows exclusively.

Hopefully there has been some recent improvements in customer service...they're not running a low-end pawn shop after all!

RichR

<< What kind of sales tax is there in NYC? >>


<<8.875% >>


...plus you first born son!!! We also accept gold fillings!

ziggy29

<< <i>No...I threw my hands up in the air about 3 years ago and started purchasing at shows exclusively.

Hopefully there has been some recent improvements in customer service...they're not running a low-end pawn shop after all! >>

With Harvey Stack out and with QDB and Chris Karstedt being at the helm, I'd imagine the culture has probably shifted a little more toward the culture of the old ANR. Could be wrong, though; I've done fairly little business with them though I enjoy getting their catalogs.

veryfine

When you walk into a coin shop in NYC or the surrounding suburbs, the dealer coldly greets you with a blank expression. The overall attitiude is, "don't bother me. I'm busy."
As a born and raised New Yorker, this has been my experience.

PerryHall

<< <i>

<< <i>What kind of sales tax is there in NYC? >>


8.875% >>



Yikes!!! You'd be better off buying from an out of state dealer by mail.

rld14

I'll also vouch for Brigandi Coin. I know the owners, very nice guys and they know their stuff, they've got neat inventory plus they do a lot of Sports Memorabilia, and they have some neat stuff, I was there last week, saw 2 or 3 Jackie Robinson signed itemms and a pre-58 Campanella Autograph.

MYTWOCENTS

<< <i>When you walk into a coin shop in NYC or the surrounding suburbs, the dealer coldly greets you with a blank expression. The overall attitiude is, "don't bother me. I'm busy."
As a born and raised New Yorker, this has been my experience. >>



Funny you'd say that-- A dealer in NYC who no longer has a store is largely responsible for getting me into collecting-- when i was 6 or 7 I bought a few coins from him and then in my change he gave me a two cent piece (what i collect today), and a couple of pennies that filled the holes in my album---

Thanks for the advice,
Dave

lkeigwin

I dropped by Stacks on 44th St. in late July. Middle of the day, middle of the week.

No rudeness. The staff was very polite. But I was surprised by how few coins were displayed. Maybe five or six Morgans, three wheaties, a handful of other series. Probably fifty US coins in all. Another display case had some miscellaneous world coins.

I politely asked to see a few but nothing grabbed me. I then asked about other coins, maybe in the back or in a safe..."I'm interested in MS early Lincolns"...but there was nothing more to show.

I was a little bewildered and I didn't probe. Thanked everyone and left. Later I wondered if their inventory was at a show, or maybe I needed better credentials or something.
Lance.

veryfine

<< <i>

<< <i>When you walk into a coin shop in NYC or the surrounding suburbs, the dealer coldly greets you with a blank expression. The overall attitiude is, "don't bother me. I'm busy."
As a born and raised New Yorker, this has been my experience. >>



Funny you'd say that-- A dealer in NYC who no longer has a store is largely responsible for getting me into collecting-- when i was 6 or 7 I bought a few coins from him and then in my change he gave me a two cent piece (what i collect today), and a couple of pennies that filled the holes in my album---

Thanks for the advice,
Dave >>


I should have clarified my comment by saying that "this has OFTEN been my experience." Certainly, not all local NYC coin dealers should be painted with such a negative brush. But, to be honest, the picture was not that rosy for me.
Back in the seventies, when I was a young teen, I'd innocently buy coins from the typical NYC suburban "mom and pop" coin shops. Many years later, I discovered that they were cleaned, damaged or common dates with added mintmarks.

Of course I know better now, but MANY coin dealers back then knew how and when to take advantage of the unknowledgeable young collector.

I suppose one could argue that I was stepping into a minefield without the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. But At 13 or 14 years old, I was naive enough to expect honesty when I made a purchase.

Elcontador

With Harvey Stack out and with QDB and Chris Karstedt being at the helm, I'd imagine the culture has probably shifted a little more toward the culture of the old ANR. Could be wrong, though; I've done fairly little business with them though I enjoy getting their catalogs.

What I used to do was call New Hampshire right at the beginning when news of the auction went public. This way, I'd get good customer service. Once the coins were shipped to New York, forget about it. The most polite response I ever received from Stack's was a 6 AM call at my office. There people had no idea that I was on the West Coast. Lame.

WTCG

<< <i>With Harvey Stack out and with QDB and Chris Karstedt being at the helm, I'd imagine the culture has probably shifted a little more toward the culture of the old ANR. Could be wrong, though; I've done fairly little business with them though I enjoy getting their catalogs.

What I used to do was call New Hampshire right at the beginning when news of the auction went public. This way, I'd get good customer service. Once the coins were shipped to New York, forget about it. The most polite response I ever received from Stack's was a 6 AM call at my office. There people had no idea that I was on the West Coast. Lame. >>



Suffice to say, the former ANR group in New Hampshire had a different professional culture than the staff in New York. Despite the negative reviews of the former New York staff from a lot of people, there were actually some collectors who preferred the stiffer demeanor of the New York office. I always preferred to work with the New Hampshire crew simply because I knew them better.

One time I got a call from the accounting department at NGC that was placed at 7:30am their time. It was 4:30am on the West Coast where I was.

Bithrate

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<< <i>Definitely go to Stack's - and yes, Jack is the guy to see there. I've always had a good experience. I don't think they're opened on weekends, though. >>

I think they started opening on Saturdays last month. >>



Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.