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Message:: [QUOTE="Dansco_Dude, post: 26110373, member: 147679"]Day 2 Update: Three cities, 344 miles, & five coin shops The first significant day of my coin-collecting trip was a success! I added the following items to my inventory for about $600. My car is getting quite full, so I may need to visit the post office soon . Below are my thoughts on the various coin shops I visited. Today’s Haul<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/e7/y65q2y64v98j.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/9o/40p6mt7jxsy5.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/q7/2ly8ec74gadg.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>8 x Dansco Albums</li> <li>11 x Dansco Pages</li> <li>4 x Vintage Whitman Albums/Folders</li> <li>16 x Modern Whitman Canada Folders</li> <li>2 x Library of Coins Albums</li> <li>36 x Vintage Mehrig Albums</li> <li>4 lbs World Coins + Misc Individual World Coins</li> <li>1 x Commemorative Clad Half Dollar</li> </ul>I could not resist buying a large set of 36 Mehrig albums for just $100 in total. The dealer who sold them to me acquired them from an older dealer who purchased the albums in the 1950s. I don't know much about Mehrig albums; however, David Lange researched them extensively for his coin album research books. Although I had promised myself I wouldn't add albums from other manufacturers to my collection, this was too good to pass up. Now I will need to buy another bookshelf, lol. MontanaBillingsMontana Bullion & Coin<ul> <li>They required arranging an appointment beforehand, so I skipped it.</li> </ul>Grizzly Gold and Silver<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/m2/c4u5vpf5f7p8.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>I had a pleasant conversation with Randall about German coins. He was surprised to learn that I spoke some German, as I had studied abroad and taught English for two years in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, which he had recently visited.</li> <li>The selection of world coins and coin albums was good, and there was a typical display of US coins.</li> <li>Gave me a discount on some coin albums.</li> <li>I got this pro tip for buying world coins individually, but a dealer only sells them in bulk. “Offer to pay double the bulk price if you get to pick out individual coins. So if they charge $10 per pound, offer to pay $20 per pound, but you get to pick out each coin. I’ve found dealers will be open to that.”</li> </ul>Ardie's Coins<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/g5/xlwy1dz8jrfw.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>Ardie was very personable, and we had a great conversation about our favorite coin album manufacturers [he enjoys Library of Coins].</li> <li>They had an extensive wall of various Dansco albums.</li> <li>Huge selection of world & US coins, tokens, and medals.</li> <li>We agreed to stay in touch since he has more albums in storage for me to look at.</li> </ul>BozemanPenny Ranch<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/dq/mhsnox5tblss.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>The store was pretty busy when I visited. There was a fair selection of US coins. I didn’t see any world coins, and they only had a few coin albums.</li> <li>I got a good discount on the few albums I purchased.</li> </ul>Williams Gallery<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/9h/l21umsbn9ov2.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>General modern coin shop with mostly US coins, but they had a wide selection of coin albums, especially Littleton</li> <li>I only saw US coins, and most were Morgan Dollars</li> <li>I got a good discount on my purchase</li> </ul>ButteJS Coins<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/yz/gpv06xl7mwss.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <ul> <li>This is the best coin shop I visited today! I'm always surprised by coin shops in small towns. Usually, they're tiny, don't have much inventory, and mainly operate as gold and silver shops. But sometimes, I find a small-town shop run by a passionate collector.</li> <li>The shop typically closes at 6 pm, but Joseph stayed open an extra hour and a half so we could talk coins. We even had a funny moment when I asked him about Dansco albums. He said, “I actually have 400 Dansco’s in my collection,” and I replied, “I think I have you beat at 800.”</li> <li>I really enjoyed talking with Joseph. His main job is being a plumber, but he collects coins and runs his shop for fun. (That explains why the store sign says JS Plumbing & Heating) He sells on WhatNot and Ebay and taught me a lot about how WhatNot operates.</li> <li>It turns out he even bought from my Ebay store before! He pulled out one of the business cards I put in my eBay orders. I’m going to see if I could create a custom gold-type set Dansco album for him</li> <li>I created a short video giving Joseph and JS coins a shoutout that you can check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hBw3bkzatY8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hBw3bkzatY8" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</li> </ul>I enjoyed meeting all my chats with shop owners and seeing how they market their coin shops. Here’s to tomorrow![/QUOTE]

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