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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3453849, member: 101855&quot;]When I was young collector, I went to one dealer almost exclusively, Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia, PA. Their prices were on the high side, but they gave me a lot of good advice, and I learned a lot from them. When I was 16, they offered me a job. Gradually I went to a number of Philadelphia dealers and did some business with a few of them. I bought a fair number of coins from Catherine Bullowa over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I started going to the bigger coin shows in New York City in the 1970s, I bought from a number of dealers. I have continued that pattern and see a number of dealers at the shows.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I moved to Boston, I bought a lot of items from the Worthy Coin Shop bid wall. Before you start laughing at “the bid wall,” I bought the 1793 Chain Cent and the 1796 Quarter that are in my collection off that wall. They offered a lot of neat coins. I also saw other dealers. All of these dealers from my younger days have retired or passed on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I have a list of dealers I see first when I go to a major show. After I’ve seen them, I go down the list. I’ll buy a coin from “the devil” if he has something I really want and the price is viable. It’s my brain and knowledge against his. Most of the time you can’t buy from “the devil,” but sometimes you get a surprise.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are few dealers I don’t bother with at all. They either have an inventory that is completely full of “traps,” or they have personalities that are like that of a rabid pit bull. I don’t buy from rabid pit bulls.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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