Thread: Coin Stores in Vegas....

Heading out to Vegas for a week...

Anyone know of any good stores in Vegas ? I have to imagine most Vegas coin stores would have a great collection of silver dollars for sale...

Anyone here collect antique casino chips ?

I checked out a Vegas pawn shop when I went back in 1998. The prices were not all that good and many of the coins there were "problem" coins. I'm sure this is not the case with all of the pawn shops, but that was my experience in one particular pawn shop.

Check out American Coin Express. My friend manages the location on Meadows, but they also have a store on Sunset. As far as prices go they are the best in Southern Nevada.
http://www.americancoinexpress.com/
Guy~

You're going to Vegas, and you're going to be hanging out in coin shops?

I try to go to coin shops in any city to which I travel, but Vegas? Come on, man.....

Guess he'd rather bring money home than leave it behind
Guy~

He'll still be leaving it behind -- just at the coin shop instead of the casino :-)

If I were going to Vegas I would definitely check out Silver & Gold Pawn.

They are the ones on the History Channels Pawn Stars. I am not saying you would buy anything, but I would be curious as to the prices of their coins. Plus it is just bragging rights to say you were there.

By the way, the last time I was in Vegas I just walked up to the casino door and threw all my money in ... saved both the casino and myself a lot of time!

Originally Posted by borgovan

You're going to Vegas, and you're going to be hanging out in coin shops?

That's all there is left to do. I just got back from my first trip to Sin City in several years, and found out it is no longer a viable source for searching large quantities of change!

I saw absolutely no slots that accepted coins - just currency with payouts in the form of voucher tickets to take to the cashier! I'm not even sure the casino cashiers are still an available alternative to Coinstar for getting rid of large pocket change hoards.

If I were going to Vegas I would definitely check out Silver & Gold Pawn.

It's always hit or miss there. I've been going in there long before the show, as well as other pawn shops, and coins don't seem to be their thing. I did buy about 50 dvd's there for $10 one time to take to our summer home, so that was a good deal.
Guy~

I was interested, Saw the show but havent made it there yet, Used to take the
Kids to Parahump (I know i spelled that wrong, But you get the idea) Great fireworks
Stores there kind of a family tradition for 10 Years!! until i moved to indiana
Oh well, I will make it back sooner or later!!

At Wynn's casino there is a coffee shop right outside the hallway where you go to see the shows. They give out 09 Lincolns in change.

I havent been to vegas in 35 years.

I'm there four times a year and I'm sick of the place.
There is a really nice shop a few miles west of the strip.
I'm thinking it's called Sahara Coin? They used to have a ton of nice stuff.
There also used to be a shop in the Rivera Hotel. Franks Coin??
Most of the coins I have looked at in Vegas were priced a bit high IMO.

Link.
http://www.saharacoins.org/

They have alot of change there in Vegas!!