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Message:: [QUOTE="tight wad, post: 405059, member: 15116"]I looked in the Yellow Pages for coin shops in San Antonio, Texas. There were many. But, the phones had been disconnected on most and they were out of business! I did find 3 left in business,but one didn't open on Monday. (Shame too, he seemed like the kinda I'd  expected to spend time with me). So I tried the oldest and richest jewelry/coin shop. They were very helpful but did not have supplies for beginners. The second shop had everything you would ever need to buy....but acted like they couldn't care if you dropped off the earth, and thanks very much for interrupting their day! They had about 2,000 square feet of display cases with every imaginable coin displayed (example: Texas commerative coin $200), and lots of bins of "culls" that looked better than my coins. Three guys were sitting at a desk running coins from bins through their hands like a combine, while judging them, and another man sat at a compter doing, I don't know.    Anyway, this hobby is more exciting now that I came home with 50 2X2s,a Bausch 5X pocket loop, and a 2009 Red Book! Woo Hoo...let the fun begin.  P.S.They only got about $30 of my money, but I would have bought some coins if they had been willing to help me  a little.[/QUOTE]