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Message:: [QUOTE="DrunkNumismatic, post: 1392978, member: 36620"]Another tip, is make sure you bring your coin price guide with you..and I recommend the Magazine "Coin Prices" or "Coins" because they tend to give lower estimates for the value. That way if the dealer's price guide says higher, you have ammunition to haggle a little bit. I aim for getting the coins at about 10% LESS than what my "Coins" magazine values them at. Dealers may be more willing to do this if you buy 2 or 3 coins in a group. For instance, if I buy three coins from a guy, and the price guide adds them up as 90 bucks total, I say, "Would you let these 3 go for 80"?   Another thing is to make a good rappor with the dealers. Don't take up all their table space for a long time if you're not thinking of buying anything, or if you're looking at 2 or 3 dollar coins. Move  to the side so others can view the display. Most common sense courtesy stuff. Also, at many coin shows that I go to in the Buffalo area, if you are one of the first people through the doors, you may get a little bonus prize, like a free planchet, or a BU penny or something...Good luck..[/QUOTE]