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Poll: During 2009, which source captured the largest percentage of your purchasing?

53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭
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Always a fun poll to see how everyone is going about their buying coins. Please comment.

I also ran this poll last year, and the year before that.
HAPPY COLLECTING!!!

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    tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    I actually didn't spend a whole lot on coins this year. Probably 90% of this year's spending went towards the purchase of an AU53 1877 IHC from Bowers and Merena.
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    STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭
    Ebay was definitely king for a single source, but I had many other internet purchases.
    Therefore I just voted on the "Internet" decision.

    No more than 20% of my purchases came from in-hand inspection during the period of buying!
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    SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
    I think all but two or three of my coin purchases for the entire year came from the internet.

    Probably 75% of that was off the BST.
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,697 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heritage just beat out the mint.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
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    rockduderockdude Posts: 29
    Well e-bay was it for me, the other was the U.S.Mint.
    An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.
    Andy Warhol
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    MoldnutMoldnut Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭✭
    Brian Greer got most of my money this year just as he did the year before that. I think JJ won that prize in 07.
    Derek

    EAC 6024
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    etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,795 ✭✭✭
    I went with the internet on this one because that covered many of my purchases.

    Many deals came from the BST and other members here.

    Happy New Year all. image


    Mike
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    BeeManBeeMan Posts: 361 ✭✭✭
    The UHR put the mint over the top this year.
    Watch the mirror count the lines
    The battle scars of all the good times
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    oldfolkieoldfolkie Posts: 252
    After years of giving most my money to ebay the mint won easily this year. The UHR and gold spouses took a bundle.
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    53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭
    UHR was my biggest single purchase, leaving the mint as my #1 this year.
    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
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    dirtybirddirtybird Posts: 223 ✭✭
    I spent the most at local shows. I prefer to see the coin in hand before making a purchase. I did buy some coins off the internet but grading from images does not really work for me. Happy New Year Everyone!
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    53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭
    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
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    RebelRonRebelRon Posts: 544 ✭✭
    Has anyone heared about Dr.Eugene Bruder?He sells Top end stuff!image
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    Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Has anyone heared about Dr.Eugene Bruder?He sells Top end stuff!image >>



    I purchased my 09-S VDB from him. A great transactionimage
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    DieClashDieClash Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭
    I voted eBay (all raw) with the largest coin dealer in the world a very close second!
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    ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    '09 was a weird year -- the first ever time I probably spent more on grading than coins. On net I sold almost as much as I bought, and a few months ago I decided to start getting some of my better raw coins sent off to PCGS -- not because I like collecting them slabbed but because I got concerned about being hit by a bus and seeing my wife try to sell (among others) a raw XF-40 1877 IHC to the sharks and skeptics.
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    ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    Where is the girlfriend option?
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    JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    ebay.

    When the 'right' coins get listed.

    Patterns in Old Green Holders, nice looking type in NGC fatties, etc.
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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted for the Mint. I bought the coin nobody wanted yet everyone purchased. That placed me over what I purchased at my local B&M. eBay was a distant 3rd.
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    ecichlidecichlid Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭
    Mostly a specialty dealer that deals in Bust and Seated coins. Heritage and occasionally Teletrade as well.
    There is no "AT" or "NT". We only have "market acceptable" or "not market acceptable.
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    JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    Two specialist dealers got about 60% of my money this year, about 25% to major auction houses, the rest to local shows and ebay.
    JCM-Houston
    World Collection
    British Collection
    German States Collection
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    53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭
    My first year NOT buying any coins on eBay in a long time.

    The eBay option is down considerably from last year and the year before.
    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Specialist dealers by a wide margin!
    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
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    53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭
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    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Specialist dealers...almost exclusively.
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    jhdflajhdfla Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭
    Heritage, specialty dealers. About 50/50.
    SeatedQuarters
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    pf70collectorpf70collector Posts: 6,504 ✭✭✭
    The Mint, but I am trying to stop this year.
    Montana State Quarter Die Clash

    Box of 20

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