Pawn Shops

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by merlin1066, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. merlin1066

    merlin1066 Senior Member

    Has anyone had any luck finding coins in pawn shops?
     
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  3. hontonai

    hontonai Registered Contrarian

    Yup.

    Of course, it's all been bad - either overpriced, polished, or both.
     
  4. merlin1066

    merlin1066 Senior Member

    So much for that plan I guess! LOL
     
  5. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Buying from a pawn shop does not have to be a bad experiance. Most pawn shops are not as knowledgeable as we are in coins so I'm thinking if you bought along a book, struck up a friendly conversation and got to know the dealer, he/she might be willing to wheel and deal if you could show them the real value of what they have? If they have been polished, cleaned or overpriced would it not be worth your time to at least make an effort?
     
  6. commidaddy

    commidaddy Senior Member

    i've come across a few ok deals in pawn shops...but unfortunately after i learned a little more they turned out to be not so good deals...:S just study up real hard before you buy anything.
     
  7. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    A local pawn shop I visit often sometimes gets nice ASE's in. I don't much care for the coins themselves, but for spot, I usually buy them all when he has them. $12 for an ASE isn't bad, not to mention they are mostly still in their original packaging. Times are bad and people are selling everything.
    Guy~
     
  8. 900fine

    900fine doggone it people like me

    Yep ! Forget the "something for nothing" plan. The most dangerous word in numismatics is "bargain".
     
  9. schatzy

    schatzy ~Roosie Fanatic~

    I gotten one good deal so far. I bought a 1983 proof set for $6 and it had a double die lincoln!!
     
  10. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    One good deal:
    In junk silver a SLQ: 1921.
    Of course it only had the last digit, but that was enough for me!
     
  11. Carl

    Carl Member

    At my local pawnshop here In East Hartford,CT I was able to get 2 -1944 liberty walking half dollars in ms 60-ms 65 for 2.00 each and 2- 1942 P war nickels in ms 65 for 50 cents each,plus about 15 mercury dimes 1926-1942 in about ef-40 -ms 60 for 1.00 each, also a few washington quarters 1940- 1964 for 1.50 each.Told my wife that good deal as on sale as she doesnot know about coins so when I said sale was able to get LOL. Plus all coins havenot been clean.Was able to fill a few holes in album's.
     
  12. Just Carl

    Just Carl Numismatist

    Pawn shops in my area either do not deal with coins or if they do they are just as knowledgeable as most collectors or dealers. One pawn shop I stopped at even had a grey sheet handly if you asked about a coin. Another one said they don't take coins, cameras, guns, knives, stamps and on and on. I suspect I looked like a cop or something. So far I've haven't found a deal at a pawn shop in many years now. Used to but those days are fading away. One pawn shop's owner and helper take massive amounts of items to a local flea market on weekends. Never any coins though.
     
  13. mgChevelle

    mgChevelle AMERICAN

    you will never get ripped off if you know what your doing and know what to look for. know what you want and what you dont want. and hit the books.
     
  14. cesariojpn

    cesariojpn Coin Hoarder

    I used to get some good stuff from several pawn shops, but as of late, it's horrendous.

    One pawnshop had two Hawaii Silver coins (Quarter and Half) in ANACS slabs with the "Cleaned" designation. EF-XX for the Quarter, and AU-XX for the Half. And it looked like they were polished to shininess. Inquired, and when I turned over the slabs after being handed them, I was shocked.

    $500 and $900 respectively for the coins. Cleaned coins. At best, i'd offer maybe $100 for the Quarter and $200 for the Half due to it's "Cleaned" condition. The guy asked how much was I willing to spend, but for my safety, I wasn't gonan blurt out how much cash I had on my person. I just left in disgust.
     
  15. TheNoost

    TheNoost huldufolk

    My brother gets great deals on low $ coins. And he doesn't even collect! He gets whatever cheap ones he can and they turn out to be worth alot more.
     
  16. Dollar1948

    Dollar1948 New Member

    I get no where here in Toronto getting cheap coins from pawnshops.
    One guy had a friggin Charlton Catelogue there he was using when I asked how much
     
  17. FentonForche

    FentonForche Senior Member

    Yeesh, I'd be frightened to visit any pawn shops around here.
     
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