Anyone remember when coin shops looked like produce aisles?
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Scads and scads of ROLLS of ....soon to be rare... late date pennies and dimes.
The one I particularly remember had a rack to hold the gorgeous and historic tubes. 
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I saw one like that a couple years ago in Wilmington, NC.....Never saw one like that before or after. Cheers, RickO
Now they sell sausages.
Wilmington, SC or NC? Which shop was it?
During the "roll craze" of the early-mid sixties maybe.
None of the coin shops in the Philadelphia area were set-up that way. All of the coins, even the cheap coins, were always behind glass.
They would have various supplies and albums sold like that though. Also cheap, "worthless" postage stamps, if they were offered. Sometimes cheap comic books as well.
Do you remember the name?
I remember when coin stores looked like a counter at J.C. Pennys or some other store like that, but I was not overly interested in the hobby at the time so I'd run past it to get to the cafe.
@ilmcoins....cameonut2011....It was North Carolina... sorry for the error.... and no, I do not remember the name.... Will see if my daughter, who lives in NC, remembers....Cheers, RickO
Thanks!
Sure miss the bid boards.
I don't remember. But I will say there sure are a lot of fruits in the aisle. Probably a few vegetables, too
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The coin club where I was a member, used to have a "silent auction" during a meeting whereby the bids with the buy price offers were written down on a lined piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. You always had to beat the previous bid price when writing your offered price. When the time for bids ended, the last bidder on the page won the item. I used to love that. Got many good deals.
Of course Ebay killed things such as that a long time ago.
I miss the endless display cabinets especially the ones with electric carousel with buttons at the top you could control that way fun to spend time in a brick and mortar store
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These were in open bins. Arranged by date. And by rolls.
People were buying rolls of current pennies.
Gonna be rare, y'know.
Expenditure up to ....oh.... a dollar or TWO!
if you wanted to splurge on a year or two back
Madness.
Yes - bins full of BU Morgan’s in 2/2 Holder $2.25 each. Bought a few back in the day....
I miss the old days too! Coin shops in about every small town. Some times 2 or 3.
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I miss them as well
I still do a second take whenever I drive through a new town and see COIN WASH emblazoned on a shopping center.
Same here!
No, the local coin shop that I used to visit was an overcrowded, disorganized mess. But I loved visiting it and listening to the stories that were shared among the elders.
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I've been in a number of incredibly messy coin shops, but they are mostly gone now.
I am too young to actually remember "the modern roll (or bag) craze", but saw some of the detritus ten to fifteen years later.
Yes, we had a few stores with those Berg 'Motion' showcases. You never knew what might be on that next shelf coming around.......
There is still a store with those in Falmouth, Mass. (Falmouth Stamp and Coin). I drop in once every few years and love to press that button. The heat coming off the lights inside those cases has probably created more than a few toners over the years.
I always did. At least the places I frequented. They changed less often than some opinions on CAC.
Always the same belt buckles and Capital encased 1972 proof sets.
Oh yeah, the British Pennies and turquoise ....uh... "jewelry."
It was as fascinating as watching a front load dryer.
I did want one for my shop. Never got one though.
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