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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1833925, member: 42773&quot;]I can relate. I have three shops within an easy drive, and most of what they have is a lot of big silver - halves and dollars, and a truckload of 20th-century stuff. And there&#039;s always a smattering of gold for the well-heeled collector, but most of that is modern as well. Typically the selection of pre-Civil War coinage is minimal and decrepit. I&#039;d love to sit down and pore over a set of Hard Times Tokens, but that&#039;s not going to happen, at least in my neighborhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now mind you, my <u>youngest</u> coin is 1600-years-old. If you think you&#039;ve got it bad, try collecting ancients. Every time I&#039;ve walked into a shop and asked to see their ancients, the owner has slumped is shoulders and shaken his head as if to say, &quot;You poor soul.&quot; If it weren&#039;t for the internet, I&#039;d have no coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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