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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 944719, member: 39"]Usually it is less expensive to buy "locally", ie. from US dealers if you are in the US. As Doug wrote, a mint in Europe, Australia, etc. will charge the regular price plus shipping - a dealer near you will want less for shipping, and the price may be the same or even less. Also, _if_ anything goes wrong with the order, it will be easier to contact (or return a coin to) a dealer in your country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then again, a domestic dealer may not always have all the latest issues. Have a look at the sites of these dealers for example <a href="http://www.eurocollections.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eurocollections.com" rel="nofollow">www.eurocollections.com</a> (has more than euro coins) and <a href="http://www.rsmint.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rsmint.com" rel="nofollow">www.rsmint.com</a> (not a mint but a dealer/distributor too). Compare their prices, and those of other dealers near you, to what the mints in Canada and the UK would charge for the coins plus shipping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 944719, member: 39"]Usually it is less expensive to buy "locally", ie. from US dealers if you are in the US. As Doug wrote, a mint in Europe, Australia, etc. will charge the regular price plus shipping - a dealer near you will want less for shipping, and the price may be the same or even less. Also, _if_ anything goes wrong with the order, it will be easier to contact (or return a coin to) a dealer in your country. Then again, a domestic dealer may not always have all the latest issues. Have a look at the sites of these dealers for example [url]www.eurocollections.com[/url] (has more than euro coins) and [url]www.rsmint.com[/url] (not a mint but a dealer/distributor too). Compare their prices, and those of other dealers near you, to what the mints in Canada and the UK would charge for the coins plus shipping. Christian[/QUOTE]
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