Can anyone recommend a dealer or two? --Updated
MorganMan94
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There are a few coins I have had on my want list for quite some time. I have asked a few dealers around me to try and locate them for me but I have only gotten a few, for the most part I never hear from them or it takes months. I am not looking for someone to find something within a few days, but I would like to have a few coins within a month or so. I have wanted them for awhile and if they can't be found or located locally I figured I might as well try nationally. Any suggestions to dealers who can locate them at reasonable prices?
The coins I mostly want are a few year Barber proof halves and Columbian PL. Thanks for any suggestions.
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My LCS is 'The Coins and Collectables Shop' here near New Orleans, LA. The guy has a big inventory and may have what you like. I do not know if he ships coins out but it wouldn't hurt to ask. If you DM me I'll give you their phone number.
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I have only seen a couple of the Columbian's in PL. Those may take some time to locate. Heritage and David Lawrence have active want list updates.
If you PM me your want list I can send it to over 10,000 dealers through our network.
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It all depends on which coins you want. Some dealers get them more often than others. If you would like to PM me with your list, I could give you some names.
I'll have to warn you that I have been looking for some specific items too, and it has taken longer to find them than I have anitcipated. I believe that a lot of the better coins are in "strong hands," and that nice material is hard to find these days. That even applies to the major auctions.
I have found many 'dealers' take your/my list only to forget about it as soon as you/I leave
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How true ... When I was dealer, want list work made up some of my bread and butter because the others didn't do much with them.
Heritage has a mechanical want list system that works reasonabely well. Be prepared to get some notices, however, for things that aren't related to what you have put on your want list.
Truly, it depends upon what you are looking for (series, grade, etc...); what you like (toned, untoned, crusty, etc...); and the price level you are willing to pay (as little as possible, a fair amount, aggressive for the best coins, etc...). There is no one-size-fits-all unless you don't care what you receive and are looking for generic items. In that case, however, I doubt you would need to send out want lists.
I always caution folks when they send me a want list that I will only buy a coin if it fills my standards as well as theirs and that they should be willing to wait months for results.
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Why not put the request on the BST here, as you know there are a ton of dealers that frequent these boards. It cant hurt.
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I would like to give a huge thanks to @CoinZip ! I messaged him my list and he hooked me up with a dealer (Worldwide Numismatics) who had a beautiful selection of Columbian halves with the PL designation. I ended up purchasing two of them since I wasn't sure which I liked more. Both are very high quality coins and went from my want list to my collection in 10 days. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for anything in particular. Thanks coinzip!!
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I have never personally given someone a want list. Is there a minimum value threshold you need to cross before dealers start paying attention to your wants? What happens if you give someone a list and 2 months later they come back with a coin and you've already spent your coin budget for that month/quarter?
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Nice Columbians.... and great results from a forum inquiry... Cheers, RickO
There is a few dealers that I love to deal with.
-Meridian Coin, Torrance CA
-Larry Shapiro Rare Coins, CA
-Liberty Coin, Signal Hills CA
-Rust Rare Coins, SLC UT
Now that you only need the proof Barber halves, those should be fairly easy to run across, in anything from PF61-66. Runs of those pop up at nearly every major auction. I'd just start watching every Heritage, S/B, GC auctions for starters.
Nice Columbians. Congrats.
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