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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 1403975, member: 13307&quot;]Hello!</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t spoken specifically with local coin shops about this issue, but I do remember hearing multiple people ask about this back in St Louis (where I&#039;m from.)&nbsp; Basically, it comes down to a few questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do you need your collection evaluated?&nbsp; Is it for your own personal knowledge, or for insurance/sale purposes?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you need a written, guaranteed evaluation (i.e., more for insurance/legal reasons) or just a basic one?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure any shop in town would have someone available to do this for you - but the best thing for you to do is call and ask.&nbsp; My coin shop friends back home charge an hourly fee.&nbsp;&nbsp; Personally, if you live in downtown I&#039;d call Rust Rare Coin - they seem to be the fairest in my dealings with them.&nbsp; Their inventory isn&#039;t as nice as one over in West Valley...but then you&#039;re driving to West Valley.&nbsp; I&#039;d avoid All About Coins.&nbsp; Even though it&#039;s owned by a former head of the ANA, their coins tend to be significantly overgraded and overpriced, and their staff has been less than friendly with me when I&#039;ve gone in.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only bought one coin from them, ever...</p><p><br /></p><p>How large is your collection?&nbsp; When do you need it evaluated?&nbsp; (The collector/researcher in me is thinking...well, I MIGHT have time to do it at some point...and I usually work for coins as payment back home...although this situation might come across as a conflict of interest if you don&#039;t know me personally.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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