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Who is the most beneficent coin dealer you know?

RWBRWB Posts: 8,082 ✭
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Some make this claim, but which coin dealer – living, dead or in between - best fills the bill?

[Illustration removed, 'cause it distracts some from the purpose of the post.]

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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Is that MadMarty?



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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    "Beneficient" in what ways exactly? In terms of philanthropy or what?
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  • BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
    can someone say, creepy?

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  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920 ✭
    Helping little old ladies across the street? Taking in stray animals?
  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,990 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image
    Beneficent and then some!!! image
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,563 ✭✭✭✭✭
    beneficent - doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.

    Julian is a good choice; however, my vote goes to CRO.
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stage Door Johnny?

    I didn't know he was a coin dealer.
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  • COALPORTERCOALPORTER Posts: 2,900 ✭✭
    Okay here goes. Jack Baymer. He has always been very helpful and sharing of knowledge and takes allot of time with newbees like me. My experience has always been positive and educational.

    I can't remember her name, a woman coin dealer - Patton or something?- She always kept the history alive with the hobby and never seamed rushed to really sell anything. She was more into sharing history and coin facts and could explain very technical coin grading/doctoring points in plain easy to follow language.
  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    I don't think many dealers would get a thumbs up across the board. The only dealers I have never heard a bad thing about and are well-known across the national circuit are the Hipps, Kraljevich and Terranova.
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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • WalmannWalmann Posts: 2,806 ✭
    "Sigh", she really brings back memories of the days before modern dentistry.
  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's an interesting question. But why do I get the feeling the question was just an excuse to post your 19th century XXX material image
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  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920 ✭


    << <i>"Sigh", she really brings back memories of the days before modern dentistry. >>



    Picky, picky.
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll go with Dave Wnuck and John Agre and they are not too creepy. Well John at least image

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  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Okay here goes. Jack Baymer. He has always been very helpful and sharing of knowledge and takes allot of time with newbees like me. My experience has always been positive and educational. >>

    I hope you don't mean Jack H. Beymer.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,726 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Okay here goes. Jack Baymer. He has always been very helpful and sharing of knowledge and takes allot of time with newbees like me. My experience has always been positive and educational. >>


    I'm assuming you mean Beymer.....if so, that is very ironic. I used to do mail order business with them and sold them a few things, but he pissed me off more than once in person at shows, to the point that I will not do business with them anymore, or even glance at their table.

    For great dealers on the national circuit (most of the forum wouldn't know the small local dealers here), Tom Reynolds, Ed and Lance Hipps, and Gary Adkins get my vote. Not sure if QD Bowers still qualifies as an active dealer - he's more like a coin dealer-emeritus. Larry Greenstone seems great also, but I have not met him in person yet. And Glenn Holsonbake is right up there.
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  • JSssonJSsson Posts: 891 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Okay here goes. Jack Baymer. He has always been very helpful and sharing of knowledge and takes allot of time with newbees like me. My experience has always been positive and educational. >>


    I'm assuming you mean Beymer.....if so, that is very ironic. I used to do mail order business with them and sold them a few things, but he pissed me off more than once in person at shows, to the point that I will not do business with them anymore, or even glance at their table.

    For great dealers on the national circuit (most of the forum wouldn't know the small local dealers here), Tom Reynolds, Ed and Lance Hipps, and Gary Adkins get my vote. Not sure if QD Bowers still qualifies as an active dealer - he's more like a coin dealer-emeritus. Larry Greenstone seems great also, but I have not met him in person yet. And Glenn Holsonbake is right up there. >>



    I agree on the part about Jack Beymer. He isn't that far from where I live and my experience dealing with him and his wife combined with stories from other collectors and dealers from his area don't often put him in a good light. I've also offered some of my coins to sell him and his offers border on larceny. I won't deal with him and I don't trust him one bit. As another dealer once called him, he's a total weasel.

    I nominate John McIntosh from Sacramento and Art McBride from Oregon as favorites of mine. Both are always fair and always treat people right.
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Larry Greenstone aka Seaeaglecoins

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,380 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bob Armstrong - a Canadian dealer.
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    Mark Feld, Coinguy here-----------------------BigE
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    Jeremy Katz also, though he may not be technically a dealer------------------BigE


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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brian Owens, Brian Jones, and the McBride sisters here in Austin- they have all been very good to me over the years...
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,815 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Is that MadMarty? >>



    Looks more like Bob Julian to me.........

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  • GrivGriv Posts: 2,804 ✭
    Why, that would be me of course.

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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Is that MadMarty? >>



    Looks more like Bob Julian to me.........

    image >>



    It DOES look like Bob, LOL!
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  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
    Ed and Lance Hipps. If Ed has the time he has some good stories from the good old days.
    Mark
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  • GrivGriv Posts: 2,804 ✭


    << <i>Ed and Lance Hipps. If Ed has the time he has some good stories from the good old days. >>



    You mean like from 2008? image
  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    Old Mr. Latherow of Latherow Coins in Arlington, VA.

    He has long passed but his company continues in the same location today.

    He was always very kind and generous to the YNs who would frequent his shop.
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  • FrankcoinsFrankcoins Posts: 4,572 ✭✭✭
    Walter Breen?

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  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Walter Breen?

    image >>



    I think you did not understand the OP's question.image I could think of a question that would have your reply, but i want to be able to log on for the big one 2 days from now.image
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  • RebelRonRebelRon Posts: 544 ✭✭
    I've had positive deals with Dr.Eugene Bruder.
  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭


    << <i>Walter Breen?

    image >>



    I thought it was funny
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,329 ✭✭✭✭✭
    walter breen? what ever suits ya i guess, lol
  • bigmarty58bigmarty58 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mark Feld - Coinguy is a real gentleman.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,898 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>BNB Analytics! >>



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  • cwtcwt Posts: 292 ✭✭✭
    Julian.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    It will be the first dealer, that gives me twice the coin
    at half the money.
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  • RWBRWB Posts: 8,082 ✭
    Do you mean you want a “piedfort” at 50% off ?
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,624 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The problem with not knowing anyone is trying to answer questions like this.

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  • howardshowards Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭


    << <i>
    I can't remember her name, a woman coin dealer - Patton or something?- She always kept the history alive with the hobby and never seamed rushed to really sell anything. She was more into sharing history and coin facts and could explain very technical coin grading/doctoring points in plain easy to follow language. >>



    Do you perhaps mean the sadly departed Gloria Peters?
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  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,160 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I dealt with Jack Beymer for circulated coins for birthday sets etc., as early as in the mid 1970's without any problems but then later on he changed a bit and got more difficult to deal with after 20 plus years.

    When I bought a few 1982 no P roosies in the old PCGS holders back around 2002, he RAISED the price BEFORE the expiration of the Coin World ad he advertised them in. This was two days after we agreed on the prices as stated in the ad and when I called him two days later to re-confirm everything, he was unhappy and reneged on me as he was expecting the call from me within 1 day.

    I complained to him to no avail. His wife has seen me at shows several times and asked if I want to buy anything and I simply could not tell her why I keep saying no. She is a really nice lady.

    He has been sending me his mailing list since then and I simply throw it out.

    I will not deal with him again *cannot ever say never). .

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  • BigRickBigRick Posts: 1,334
    Andy
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭
    Mark Feld and Andy Skrabalak are 2 that I think highly of.
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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gene Bruder is really nice, has a good selection of fairly priced coins, and enjoys sharing his knowledge.

    The Reeded Edge (Robbie) is good to work with too, I think.

    Dick Osburn-- totally honest, doesn't use photos but you can trust his descriptions.. that's saying something!

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