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<p>[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 243241, member: 1749"]That sounds like a truly enjoyable experience. I can understand why you might not want to return. I doubt it will help, but let me tell you about my experience with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a lot of coin shops near home. I have been to Lincoln Stamp & Coin a half a dozen times while traveling for work. One day, I even went six hours out of my way just to make a trip to this shop. Why? They have a nice selection of Morgans and have always been extremely friendly. They let me sit at that large table near the bid board and search through boxes and boxes of raw coins. They don't watch me. At times, the two employees have stepped out for a smoke. They know I'm looking for VAMs. I've found quite a few. They just keep feeding me more boxes. One day I was there during lunch. They offered to feed me. I've bought from the bid board too. I live out of state. They didn't care. They didn't want my credit card number... just my name and mailing address. The owner was friendly enough to hold a reserve bid for me, send me notice that I won, and ship the coin. Oddly enough, I had a starting bid of $22 and a max of $79. I won it for $22.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe you caught them on a bad day. Maybe I've been lucky to catch them on good days. Don't give up. Third time is a charm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nesvt, post: 243241, member: 1749"]That sounds like a truly enjoyable experience. I can understand why you might not want to return. I doubt it will help, but let me tell you about my experience with them. I don't have a lot of coin shops near home. I have been to Lincoln Stamp & Coin a half a dozen times while traveling for work. One day, I even went six hours out of my way just to make a trip to this shop. Why? They have a nice selection of Morgans and have always been extremely friendly. They let me sit at that large table near the bid board and search through boxes and boxes of raw coins. They don't watch me. At times, the two employees have stepped out for a smoke. They know I'm looking for VAMs. I've found quite a few. They just keep feeding me more boxes. One day I was there during lunch. They offered to feed me. I've bought from the bid board too. I live out of state. They didn't care. They didn't want my credit card number... just my name and mailing address. The owner was friendly enough to hold a reserve bid for me, send me notice that I won, and ship the coin. Oddly enough, I had a starting bid of $22 and a max of $79. I won it for $22. Maybe you caught them on a bad day. Maybe I've been lucky to catch them on good days. Don't give up. Third time is a charm.[/QUOTE]
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