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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor, post: 243967, member: 5454&quot;]Well I go there every once and a while.&nbsp; The place has it&#039;s moments and my opinion is generally good with reservation.&nbsp; I have to give them credit for being the first place that would actually take a stand saying one of my coins was a fake.&nbsp; Other shops said it &quot;could be&quot; a fake.&nbsp; Lincoln Coins really implied that I had better get this coin checked out.&nbsp; It did turn out to be a fake.</p><p>Another time I brought a known fake 1796 120 Granna in there for them to look at.&nbsp; That&#039;s when the owner told me he doesn&#039;t have time to fool with something like that.&nbsp; But he had absolutely nothing to do at the moment!</p><p>And a third time I brought in a miniature 24 Kt. Gold St. Gaudens novelty piece.&nbsp; I waited until I had just paid for my purchases to ask about it.&nbsp; I think it helps to ask about your coins only after you buy something...</p><p>The owner did give proper info, did answer questions about the piece,&nbsp; and said he has one on his desk right now just like it.&nbsp; I said &quot;Oh yeah?&quot; and kind of walked towards his area.&nbsp; He then sat down and started working on his computer.&nbsp; I had somehow expected him to show me the coin.&nbsp; Guess not.&nbsp; So I walked out.</p><p>Another time as I went to leave, I entered into his desk area because I thought there was an aisle going through it to the door.&nbsp; Nope,&nbsp; and he got huffy sticking out his stomach like a puffer fish to butt me back where I belonged.&nbsp; Ha I got a good laugh at that.</p><p>I will return though.&nbsp; The quality of some of their stuff exceeds other shops.&nbsp; The prices are competitive, maybe even good.&nbsp; There are not a lot of choices for coin shops around here anyway.</p><p>The gold in the showcase is a bit skimpy.&nbsp; But other shops, like here in Connecticut have no Gold or else keep it hidden.&nbsp; Lincoln Coins has a good selection of raw Gold $10 Indians in XF and priced at about $495.</p><p>Also they priced other gold for me at lower amounts than I got at other coin shops.</p><p>Adian, a bid board is a large bulletin board with various coins pinned up in plastic baggies.&nbsp; You register and place a written bid on an index card.&nbsp; Every 2 weeks on a Sunday the bids close and the high bidder can collect his winnings.&nbsp; The only items allowed are Lincoln Coins own items.&nbsp; Some&nbsp; are problem coins but not all.&nbsp; No outside persons are allowed to enter their own coins.&nbsp; They also sell cigars and empty cigar boxes.&nbsp; Some really neat cigar boxes too.</p><p>Another&nbsp; factor for me is that they also are into stamps big time.</p><p>And lastly they are into the Quabbin Reservoir history, which interests me too.&nbsp; I have read extensively about the Thompson Dam in Thompson, CT.&nbsp; Also about the Scituate Reservoir in Rhode Island (provides water to Providence) and have been there.&nbsp; All 3 water reserves took land by eminent domain.&nbsp; Much land was taken for no reason and isn&#039;t even used today.&nbsp; People were uprooted and lost their homes and farms for these 3 places.</p><p>Anyway I suggest you do what I did about Lincoln Coin: go back there.&nbsp; Remember he inherited the store from his father so he can do as he wants, I surmise.&nbsp; And they do no eBay selling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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