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<p>[QUOTE="rsand, post: 1585925, member: 40749"]GDJMSP- totally with you. I'm starting to make a list people to do business with. Its going to be a learning process for me I'm sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was collecting as a kid, there was a coin store at the local mall which I remember visiting a few times. The few coins I have which aren't from the cellophane SMS sets from 65-67 (which as a 10-yr-old I cut open and then put all the coins into flips, amazing how my fingerprints are now emblazoned on some of those coins) were bought from that store, which is long gone. Now I live in Wilmington DE and I cannot find a single retail store. There is a very nice group in North Wilmington but they don't display any of their wares. I guess that's just the way this business is conducted nowadays, but I find it ashame that I can't take Brian to a store and just browse what they have, let him save up for a special coin or such he sees in a display case. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've bought 10 books so far, including a kids book which is probably more for the middle-school level of reader than a 6 year old yet Brian has been through it cover to cover 3 times now (bedtime stories! Dr. Seuss? No... Can we read coin book?). I've got the 2013 redbook, a book about flying eagle/indian heads, a book about morgans, PCGS Photograde (and the iPad app, I find the color images a lot easier to discern), the PCGS grading book which I haven't finished and 3 more books I haven't even started yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think there is definitely room in the market for another childrens book on coins. I wish I had the wherewithal to write one myself!</p><p><br /></p><p>-Richard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rsand, post: 1585925, member: 40749"]GDJMSP- totally with you. I'm starting to make a list people to do business with. Its going to be a learning process for me I'm sure. When I was collecting as a kid, there was a coin store at the local mall which I remember visiting a few times. The few coins I have which aren't from the cellophane SMS sets from 65-67 (which as a 10-yr-old I cut open and then put all the coins into flips, amazing how my fingerprints are now emblazoned on some of those coins) were bought from that store, which is long gone. Now I live in Wilmington DE and I cannot find a single retail store. There is a very nice group in North Wilmington but they don't display any of their wares. I guess that's just the way this business is conducted nowadays, but I find it ashame that I can't take Brian to a store and just browse what they have, let him save up for a special coin or such he sees in a display case. I've bought 10 books so far, including a kids book which is probably more for the middle-school level of reader than a 6 year old yet Brian has been through it cover to cover 3 times now (bedtime stories! Dr. Seuss? No... Can we read coin book?). I've got the 2013 redbook, a book about flying eagle/indian heads, a book about morgans, PCGS Photograde (and the iPad app, I find the color images a lot easier to discern), the PCGS grading book which I haven't finished and 3 more books I haven't even started yet. I think there is definitely room in the market for another childrens book on coins. I wish I had the wherewithal to write one myself! -Richard[/QUOTE]
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