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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7317378, member: 86498&quot;]I remember the first time I was able to walk into a coin shop. I was 10 years old and we were visiting my grandmother in Quebec City. The shop was located within the walls of the old city and was a place filled with treasures. I bought a couple. Since then I have been to many. Brick and Mortar coin shops seem to live a very precarious existence. They rarely appear to survive past the point when the founder decides to pack it in. When I started collecting ancient coins&nbsp; I was able to purchase a few from local shops though I very quickly learned that I would have to go further afield to buy the coins I wanted. This I did buying from such as Tom McKenna, Frank Kovacs, and many others. </p><p>&nbsp; Over thirty years ago a collector-dealer started a shop which he called Calgary Coin Gallery. Unlike most of the dealers he actively went to shows both in the UK as well as the US and bought coins back to Calgary. Thus I remember taking many trips down there to see what he had brought back. At this time there were many hoards available at these shows and so&nbsp; I could go and buy huge numbers of these coins at relatively modest prices. He is still active however he is close to retirement and I am not sure of the future of his franchise. Still it was always a pleasure to go there and see what coins he had. Which includes this one. </p><p>C. Alburius Geminus Ae Quadrans 134 BC Obv. Head of Hercules wearing lion skin headdress right. Rv Prow of galley right Crawford 244/3 RBW 1008 4.72 grms 18 mm[ATTACH=full]1278927[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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