Buying World Coins in bulk

That is good to know. I ended up paying around 11.5 cents per coin which was fine with me i guess.

When i first went there i felt a little uncomfortable with the way i was spoke to. Like i asked if the world coins would include any US coins (because i didnt want any US coins). He was very quick and curt to say that US coins were way to valuable to be in there. I guess it was just the way he said it. I am a newbie and dont know anything, but i am still a customer. Treat me as such...

Anyway- thanks for the input. If you know a good place to buy coins like this in Akron, OH area- please let me know.

 

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Well now....
I think I'll pay a visit to that shop, the next time I'm up that way.
If he gets snippy with me, I'll take ahold of him, and mention I didn't appreciate the way he treated you either.

 

Well anyone knows that even without any errors this:


is far more valuable than this could ever be:
.

 

I have to wonder how he buys bulk world coins. Just how much is a pound then?

 

I have never heard of a "troy pound" either, but I checked. It may be deceiving, but 1 troy pound does equal 12 troy ounces and that is about 27.5 standard ounces.

 

Roy, I dont get it.

 

Just a bit of sarcasm my friend.

The dead prez is a base metal US coin, worth a buck. The Oban is a gold world coin (Japanese), worth thousands. But according to that hole of a dealer's comment, all US coins are valuable and all world coins are worthless. The really sad part is that there are a lot of dealers with that attitude.

 

Well of course!! That coin is damaged and looks like it was run over by a train!! ROFLMAO !!! I love a bit of sarcasm Roy! Thanks for giving me something to smile about!!

 

So uh... yea... What is that , er... unusual.. yet kinda... um... shiny thingy??

 

I agree w/Speedy .. I have bought many lbs of world coins from dealers & regardless of the price (which varies... from $6 to $8 a pound) I've always managed to find 3-4 coins that value the entire 'buy' ... my best find once was a 1905 2 Cent from Mexico ... a $100 coin in VG.

 

I guess my question would be was that per troy pound or potato pound (as they called it)?

 

I know when we buy bulk foreign coins we do not bother to look through them. Thats the best part. Our customers get to and they find stuff worth more than the bulk poundage rate. A lot of low grade silver has been found over the years and all kinds of stuff. I do not think most dealers bother at each coin! :thumb:

 

I hope no one gets ticked off for bringing up an old thread.

Since my annoyance with the company in Akron selling world coins by the troy pound we have found another coin shop. It is a bit farther away than the other one but i like it much more.

We went to HARTVILLE COIN AND JEWELRY in Hartville, OH. The man that waited on us was very friendly and helpful considering we dont collect coins. (Not the case at the store in Akron.) Their world coins were not sold by the troy pound. They were nicely packaged and seem to be a nice diversity.

The man at the store seemed to think it was very odd that the other place sold their coins by the troy pound.

The shop we found is much more pleasant to deal with. And the package of would coins didn't include a bunch of Canadian cents.

The price they charged was $8.95 for a pound.

Just thought i would update on our experiences. Happy Friday.

 

Happy Friday to you as well. :smile

Glad you were able to find a dealer that took care of you. Sounds like the story has a happy ending...

Best Regards,

Darryl