I live in a large city in the U.S., so I believed I'd easily be able to find some good coin traders nearby. Instead, the only coin shops that seem to exist here are only selling "rare" gold coins and huge bags of silver. The place closest to me looked much more like a jewelry store than anything else, with five guys behind a glass counter who started asking me how much I wanted to buy right when I walked in. I'm not rich, and even if I were I wouldn't be interested in this kind of store. How do I find a coin shop that doesn't exclusively sell gold eagles and $5,000 bags of silver? I've bought from a few dealers at a coin show nearby who I liked, but their shops are all way out in the boondocks. I've been searching on Google, but are "coin shop" and "coin dealer" the wrong search terms for what I want?
There may not be one close to you. You might be stuck with just going to shows and buying from the internet.
Did you try looking on the ANA website at their dealer directory? http://money.org/membership/dealer-directory
Instead of saying s "large city" the name of the ciy would be helpfull as the dealer may not hsve a store front, website or have the word coin in thier business name
When I'm in a city I don't know, I go to anywho.com and map out a group of shops. It's fun to drop in and see what they sell. No two are the same. A GPS in the car makes it really cool.
When I travel I always use GoogleEarth and type in "coins". After I weed through all the coin-op laundries and such, it usually provides me with most every dealer in the area with a phone number and address. The app is free on any smart phone, Ipad, or whatever you have. Guy
One of the best in Peoria Il isn't found with a search for "coin shop". It comes up when you search "collectibles". Be creative in what you search. Get the yellow pages app
