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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 719179, member: 4552"]And I have to completely dissagree with that. Most of my greatest purchases in coins have come from garage/yard/estate sales, flea markets and pawn shops. Only close to that is coin shows. One pawn shop near me USED to have fantastic prices on coins until some idiot told the owners about the Red Book and now they think those are the right prices. Other pawn shops around me have little knowledge of coins and prefer not to get involved since they rather handle more easily sellable items such as cameras, tools, jewlery, etc. One person I know has been purchasing coins from one pawn shop for many years now and they call him as soon as they get them in so I loose out there. As to flea markets, there is one dealer seller at one that I find the best deals anywhere. At one garage sale I purchased a jar of about $35 in cents and the newest coin was in the 50's. Entire bottom was Indian Cents and all for $50. Purchased a book of Indian Head Nickels with 238 in there and most in fine condition for $80. Those are just some of the deals. Many, many more also. As far as my experiences I can not find a better place to find coins for really great prices than at pawn shops, flea markets, garage/yard/estate sales. To clarify one thing though I mean Estate Sales not auctions. These are the ones where someone died or a family is moving and wants to dump lots of just STUFF. Old coin collections are to some just STUFF.[/QUOTE]