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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 124555, member: 4552&quot;]As to Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. in Chicago, I spent many, many years in the downtown area of Chicago. I used to go by that store and went in many, many times over the years. They are one of the most overpriced, unfriendlly, non nogotiable coin dealers I have ever encountered. They USED to be a decent place to buy coins but lately they have gone downhill as far as I am concerned. My LAST, and I mean last, visit to that store I ran into poor quality, mostly cleaned coins for high prices. Actually over Red Book for non cleaned coins. When I asked if this is the best price for a coin, they simply said what you see is what you get. One person that should have recognized me from many years of going there, just walked away to eat his lunch when I walked in leaving me to try to discuss coins with someone that probably had little to no experience. I asked if they anything better than all the cleaned coins in the window and they said the best we have is in the window. The coin supplies such as coin albums were as high priced as if they were made of gold. </p><p>I think they got the way they are due to the fact they are right in the middle of the Chicago Downtown area and will always get business from millions of passerbuys. They also sell stamps, artifacts such as very old statues, etc. so coins are not such a big thing there. Half the store is like a museum of ancient articles. They don&#039;t even bother to represent themselves at most coin shows because not interested. </p><p>Sorry about this negative report but I&#039;m just not used to a place like that. If you want to stick to buying on line, I would suggest asking members here for a list of actual reputable dealers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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