It's not just the forum that is boring.

291fifth · June 29, 2008 9:56PM

My local brick & mortar coin shop has gotten even more boring. Unless you are looking for common Morgans or common gold they have nothing to offer. It wonder if their long standing reputation of never paying much is adversely affecting their business in this age of the internet.

It a good thing they have a jewelry department. That appears to be where most of their action is these days. Question: Why would anyone pay retail for jewelry?

STONE · June 29, 2008 10:01PM

I've found that my local B&M's (3 that I regularly attend) have a lot of the more "Bullion" types of silver coinage.
This might be the reason why they don't have anything better, because all their money is tied in this bullion type coinage.

But, then again I don't own a coin shop and don't know how much extra dough they have lying around.

RYK · June 29, 2008 11:35PM

Let's face it. On the surface, coins are boring. There are times when I look at my collection and ask myself, "Are you nuts?". I answer in the affirmative and just keep on trucking.

compromonedas · June 29, 2008 11:38PM

<< Let's face it. On the surface, coins are boring. There are times when I look at my collection and ask myself, "Are you nuts?". I answer in the affirmative and just keep on trucking. >>

I am so glad I am not the only one who do that!!

Keith

Broadstruck · June 29, 2008 11:42PM

TwoSides2aCoin · June 29, 2008 11:49PM

I thought you met one of my former girlfriends when I read the thread title.

So boring, I had her count the dentils on my Morgans.
She didn't get past the obverse on the first one. I begged her to stay.
Her choice was to slam the door and never return.
I've not been happier since

TavernTreasures · June 30, 2008 12:31AM

One of my favorite brick and mortar shops is so busy with walkins selling precious metals, that he is basically no longer stocking anything nice for us collectors. It is boring looking at his tired stock. I think I am going to quit going there for a while.

ColonialCoinUnion · June 30, 2008 12:35AM

<< My local brick & mortar coin shop has gotten even more boring. >>

I think you need to find a new hobby, or possibly get a pet.

lope208 · June 30, 2008 12:40AM

<< 

<< My local brick & mortar coin shop has gotten even more boring. >>

I think you need to find a new hobby, or possibly get a pet. >>

I don't think one needs to find a new hobby. We are all consumers
in this game of numismatics and if you regularly attend your local B&M
and the inventory changes very little, stop going. I did that.

It's about time for me to make another trip back out there since it's now
been 2-3 months. If things still haven't changed I'll move on.

Sidebar: A lot of the stuff in the cases doesn't change very often, but I've
found that if you are looking for something specific and ask, they usually have
quite a bit more inventory that you've never seen.

PerryHall · June 30, 2008 1:07AM

<< 

<< My local brick & mortar coin shop has gotten even more boring. >>

I think you need to find a new hobby, or possibly get a pet. >>

..............or find a new coin shop to visit.

commoncents123 · June 30, 2008 1:20AM

There are at least 2 shop in Birmingham that I know of...probably more I don't know of. Only one is really stocked with anything worthwhile, but they are seriously overpriced and would never budge much with prices.

fc · June 30, 2008 1:24AM

i have visited 3-4 coin shops here in NH and basically they were all boring when
it comes to old gold. some were better then others but basically i have stopped
going. i have no interest in spending time looking at mostly common stuff and
when i do wish to view a few things i get the sense the owners/operators do
not care to show me the handful of coins so i can inspect them closely.

but hey, most coin stores went out of business and i am not surprised!

rec78 · June 30, 2008 3:00AM

There is a very limited supply of old gold coins. I am sure that every coin dealer would love to have 50 old gold coins in stock at all times. Nice old type coins -same thing. Bullion is easy to get and have a supply on hand at all times. There are more coin dealers now then ever before, thus the amount of available old coins per dealer goes down. Good collector coins are sold almost instantly and want lists keep a lot more coins off the market as dealers save these coins for their regular customers.
My local dealer saves the low grade large cents, type coins,etc. for guys that sell them on ebay. They stop in once a week and take everything he has. I no longer get a chance to go through them because they are already set aside. i cant say as i blame him because it makes it easier on him and everything is out the door almost before it comes in. Better coins are sent to third party graders and then auctioned off. It is usually only run-of-the-mill stuff like moderns and circ lincoln cents, etc. That are readily available anymore. Bob

oldcameoproofsguy · June 30, 2008 3:08AM

I dunno, the forum is still pretty darned exciting!

TwoSides2aCoin · June 30, 2008 3:12AM

<< I dunno, the forum is still pretty darned exciting! >>

I hear ya. And I'm looking for a re-count.

dogwood · June 30, 2008 3:20AM

1. the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
2. a court or tribunal: the forum of public opinion.
3. an assembly, meeting place, television program, etc., for the discussion of questions of public interest.
4. the Forum, the forum in the ancient city of Rome.

....by definition......Boring.

SirAnthonyAC · June 30, 2008 4:27AM

<< Let's face it. On the surface, coins are boring >>

<< boring >>

<< boring >>

I’m honestly not sure if I can agree with everyone who has said coins are boring.

When ever I show my coins to friends or family and they start thumbing through old Morgans, Barbers, Seated and Standing stuff… their reaction is always “Wow! How much is this worth!?”

No one has ever yawned when they’re looking at coins, even those that might say “eh, I’m not into collecting” when I show them a few old type coins, they always look at all of them and say "Oooo!"

Of course they could just be humoring me!

TwoSides2aCoin · June 30, 2008 4:34AM

At a birthday party over the weekend, I had one of my family members suggest I sell him a gold coin. He knows I've been collecting for a while.
Should I charge him melt price or cost ?
I'm not bored with the Martha Washington proof, but I'm just wondering if he might trade it off for the 2008 with '07 reverse ASE once he starts studying coins a little more

Blackhawk · June 30, 2008 4:39AM

I'm gonna tell you the same thing that I told my kids when they told me that they were bored..."Go grind your teeth on the curb".

It's not just the forum that is boring.

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