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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dos Mundos, post: 67941, member: 4021&quot;]Thanks for the concern but I only go to those shops occassionally as they aren&#039;t my only source of coins here.&nbsp; They&#039;re different from pawnshops as we also have those here.&nbsp; They&#039;re actually jewellers who buy these coins(usually at bullion value) and scrap gold and silver(broken jewelry, spoons etc) to turn those metals into pendants, rings and what have you.&nbsp; By going there I have saved a lot of Spa-Phil and US- Phil coins from being melted and lost forever.&nbsp; As they don&#039;t distinguish what they buy as long as it&#039;s silver or gold some coins from the US and other countries are thrown into the mix.&nbsp; Buying there is quite cheap but of course, being raw the risk of fakes and stolen items is there.&nbsp; Its also conveniently very near my clinic in the province.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regards to other sources, we have a very active Numismatic and Antiquarian society here where we trade among ourselves and auctions are held every now and then.&nbsp; The hobby shops are also plentiful. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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