No Coin Magazines at the Grocery Store

philographer · October 28, 2018 10:31AM

Occasionally I check various magazine racks to see if they hold “Coinage” or “Coins” or other coin-related periodicals. More of a gut check on what’s popular and what’s not these days.

Nope. Haven’t seen any for sale lately.

Guess the world has other interests:

AUandAG · October 28, 2018 10:35AM

My grocery chain removed them too. When I asked the Manager why, she said they did that because the coin community supports the NRA.............no kidding.

bob

blitzdude · October 28, 2018 10:39AM

They have coin magazines? Never saw one, except the greysheet but not sure that could be considered a magazine.

Chickens are good, nothing wrong with managing your own food supply. I suggest reading up if you don't already have your own flock.

Swampboy · October 28, 2018 10:47AM

What’s a magazine?
What are you like 28?

StrikeOutXXX · October 28, 2018 10:54AM

Yea, our local Walmart pulled them in the spring, silver lining though is a Coins subscription saved be 50% from Walmart

Colonialcoin · October 28, 2018 11:05AM

@philographer said:
Occasionally I check various magazine racks to see if they hold “Coinage” or “Coins” or other coin-related periodicals. More of a gut check on what’s popular and what’s not these days.

Nope. Haven’t seen any for sale lately.

Guess the world has other interests:

“Inside your cat’s mind” Seriously?? I have a hard enough time figuring out what is in my mind!

Coinstartled · October 28, 2018 11:07AM

At least the cat magazine has ads for litter. Better than over dipped and cleaned coins.

Coinosaurus · October 28, 2018 11:47AM

Saw the Numismatist at a newsstand many years ago. Not today.

wooglout · October 28, 2018 11:58AM

I wonder if they discuss the evolution of the cat coin bank?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f96T1Ib9qDI

DRUNNER · October 28, 2018 12:11PM

Strictly and simply a matter of sales/popularity/available space. I would doubt there would be any bias against the numismatic community . . . .it is just a matter of available space and large amounts of niche subjects . . .

Drunner

SamByrd · October 28, 2018 1:01PM

Coin and most other hobby magazines are gone here as well and I live in a major market. Chickens magazine is awesome though love the centerfolds.

tyler267 · October 28, 2018 1:05PM

I'm surprised they sold them for as long as they did, I used to subscribe to Coinword and NN, now I get all the hobby info I want on the internet.

thefinn · October 28, 2018 1:07PM

My dad used to pick me up a copy of COINage every once in a while. Coin-topic magazines have been missing for more than 10 years at any store I have looked in - probably more like 20. It is a very small community, and when space is limited, you stock what sells. The internet has all but killed magazines except for those for soon-to-be brides and celebrity gossip.

Timbuk3 · October 28, 2018 2:48PM

In my neck of the woods, coin magazines are available only at book stores, if you can find one !!! :'(

No Headlights · October 28, 2018 7:54PM

Coin collectors are by and large a frugal group. My guess they go the internet route or subscribe.

hchcoin · October 28, 2018 8:03PM

It would be interesting to poll how many people here actually subscribe to Coins, Coinage, Numismatic News (NN) or Coin World anymore. I stopped my subscription to NN years ago.

CaptHenway · October 28, 2018 8:06PM

I have not ben asked to write anything for COINage for months. You may look at this as you please.

golden · October 28, 2018 8:15PM

I dropped my subscriptions about a year ago.

ernie11 · October 29, 2018 2:00AM

I've never seen them in a grocery store around here, but my local Barnes and Noble bookstore still carries several.

Namvet69 · October 29, 2018 3:17AM

Sign of the digital age. I just picked up 1931 and 1934 issues of "The Star", Max Mehl's coin catalogues. Chocked full of interesting info on the history of coinage as seen thru the eyes of Mehl. Photos and sketches of assorted coins. Cost and value are a hoot given the years. Peace Roy

Treashunt · October 29, 2018 3:46AM

You live in a very strange area

ricko · October 29, 2018 6:08AM

Barnes & Noble carries them in this area.... The local supermarket stopped carrying firearm magazines, so did the drugstore. I told the market manager to bring them back or I would shop at another market... Two are back so far....I usually subscribe, so the threat is really a matter of principle. Cheers, RickO

jafo50 · October 29, 2018 6:26AM

My local library carries current copies of some coin magazines which you can check out for a week at a time.

Broadstruck · October 29, 2018 6:42AM

@philographer do those hobby magazines also cover collecting slabbed cats & chickens or just raw ones?

ARCO · October 30, 2018 11:46AM

I used to be able to find coin magazines and coin price magazines at almost any larger grocery store just a few years back. Now, they are nowhere to be found. Barnes and Noble is the only place now.

BillJones · October 30, 2018 11:57AM

@AUandAG said:
My grocery chain removed them too. When I asked the Manager why, she said they did that because the coin community supports the NRA.............no kidding.

bob

She probably learned that bit of misinformation in high school or college.

TwoSides2aCoin · October 30, 2018 2:16PM

Maybe we should drop off old issues of our magazines at the doctor's office, the dentist office, WalMart / and or rest stop restrooms,(or VA hospital waiting areas), to increase interest.
Well that's one way to get the news out, since we don't find them in newsstands. Somebody's gotta promote ! I may as well.

No spam intended.

ElKevvo · October 30, 2018 3:32PM

@CaptHenway said:
I have not ben asked to write anything for COINage for months. You may look at this as you please.

Well with spelling like that I am not surprised! Seriously I can only find them at my local bookstore...have not been able to get one at the supermarket in quite a few years. The decline in the collector base along with most info available online makes the magazines somewhat obsolete. I do get 'The Numismatist' every month and will read most of the articles.

K

santinidollar · October 30, 2018 3:34PM

You can’t find a magazine where I live except in your mailbox.

philographer · October 30, 2018 6:19PM

@santinidollar said:
You can’t find a magazine where I live except in your mailbox.

Perhaps a subscription to “Chickens” is in order then! 😜

hchcoin · October 30, 2018 6:22PM

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Maybe we should drop off old issues of our magazines at the doctor's office, the dentist office, WalMart / and or rest stop restrooms,(or VA hospital waiting areas), to increase interest.
Well that's one way to get the news out, since we don't find them in newsstands. Somebody's gotta promote ! I may as well.

No spam intended.

That is a great idea.

Paradisefound · October 30, 2018 7:15PM

They will definitely use it for bon fire around here
Surfs UP

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Maybe we should drop off old issues of our magazines at the doctor's office, the dentist office, WalMart / and or rest stop restrooms,(or VA hospital waiting areas), to increase interest.
Well that's one way to get the news out, since we don't find them in newsstands. Somebody's gotta promote ! I may as well.

No spam intended.

Elmhurst · October 30, 2018 7:56PM

@AUandAG said:
My grocery chain removed them too. When I asked the Manager why, she said they did that because the coin community supports the NRA.............no kidding.

bob

Let us know the chain and we will take our business elsewhere.

AUandAG · October 30, 2018 8:26PM

@Elmhurst -Smiths or King Soopers (same company).

bob

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