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<p>[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25366415, member: 134416"]Coins to Medals is in Florida, according to their contact page. I realized today that their vcoins email is probably just coinstomedals.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure the kerfluffle will be cleared up. If not, then it's not like ancient coins, I can actually find these locally. Will a local coin store be overpriced? Probably, I don't know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Funny you mention overseas. I had considered numiscorner, a French dealer whom I've done business before. However, they didn't have any U.S. coins which were to my liking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, I happened to come across a youtube video last night. A silver stacker happened to show up in the algorithm, and the Haleybug Mint makes handmade items which intrigued me. They're not artistic masterpieces, but assuming they're reputable, I could certainly see myself getting some bars/hand-poured coins. I actually liked those more than the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that I'm coming from a background of struck coins. Machine-made coins never really appealed to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Per my pick, the toning was the main factor and as long as the date was in the 1870's-1880's range, I'm fine. I just want one relatively inexpensive example; it will be more of a curiosity than anything else.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's the one good thing about the SEGS slab. The mintage is printed on the label.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I'm established as a customer, I'm pretty non-fussy. My only request is a certain size/type of common mailer and First Class/FedEx/DHL Express.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that most of the maulings have been courtesy of my local post office, most being the victim of getting stuck in a conveyor. Stiff, flat envelopes (like priority) are REALLY prone to mauling. Even if it survived, the good ol' postman will just fold that big envelope in half and stuff it in mymailbox.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25366415, member: 134416"]Coins to Medals is in Florida, according to their contact page. I realized today that their vcoins email is probably just coinstomedals. I'm sure the kerfluffle will be cleared up. If not, then it's not like ancient coins, I can actually find these locally. Will a local coin store be overpriced? Probably, I don't know. Funny you mention overseas. I had considered numiscorner, a French dealer whom I've done business before. However, they didn't have any U.S. coins which were to my liking. Oh, I happened to come across a youtube video last night. A silver stacker happened to show up in the algorithm, and the Haleybug Mint makes handmade items which intrigued me. They're not artistic masterpieces, but assuming they're reputable, I could certainly see myself getting some bars/hand-poured coins. I actually liked those more than the coins. Keep in mind that I'm coming from a background of struck coins. Machine-made coins never really appealed to me. Per my pick, the toning was the main factor and as long as the date was in the 1870's-1880's range, I'm fine. I just want one relatively inexpensive example; it will be more of a curiosity than anything else. That's the one good thing about the SEGS slab. The mintage is printed on the label. Once I'm established as a customer, I'm pretty non-fussy. My only request is a certain size/type of common mailer and First Class/FedEx/DHL Express. I suspect that most of the maulings have been courtesy of my local post office, most being the victim of getting stuck in a conveyor. Stiff, flat envelopes (like priority) are REALLY prone to mauling. Even if it survived, the good ol' postman will just fold that big envelope in half and stuff it in mymailbox.[/QUOTE]
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