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<p>[QUOTE="Aggiecollector, post: 916848, member: 19545"]<b>Supplies</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>My son and I stopped in one of the local coin shops to get a few things including some storage containers for halves. They sell both the square and the round ones for $0.36 each whihc is cheaper than what I have seen and what you all paid. I bought 15 of them for about $5.50. With fees and shipping, coin stores can sill be a better value when BUYING. </p><p> </p><p>As far as how they stay in business...We were in the store about 20 minutes. 3 elderly couples, and 2 elderly ladies came in with bags/boxes/cans of silver coins or gold jewelry that they all sold to the store for way under value. There was also an estate sell 5 minutes away that had a bunch of foreign coins and notes from a collection. I asked the guy at the coin store I talk to if they had been to the estate sale and he said they get so much walk in traffic they don't need to go shopping. </p><p> </p><p>I wanted to invite the people outside and make a better offer for their coins than the store..hahaha One lady had over 400 morgan and peace dollar that she sold them...sigh I at least got to look at them out on the counter as they counted lol.</p><p> </p><p>Erin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aggiecollector, post: 916848, member: 19545"][b]Supplies[/b] My son and I stopped in one of the local coin shops to get a few things including some storage containers for halves. They sell both the square and the round ones for $0.36 each whihc is cheaper than what I have seen and what you all paid. I bought 15 of them for about $5.50. With fees and shipping, coin stores can sill be a better value when BUYING. As far as how they stay in business...We were in the store about 20 minutes. 3 elderly couples, and 2 elderly ladies came in with bags/boxes/cans of silver coins or gold jewelry that they all sold to the store for way under value. There was also an estate sell 5 minutes away that had a bunch of foreign coins and notes from a collection. I asked the guy at the coin store I talk to if they had been to the estate sale and he said they get so much walk in traffic they don't need to go shopping. I wanted to invite the people outside and make a better offer for their coins than the store..hahaha One lady had over 400 morgan and peace dollar that she sold them...sigh I at least got to look at them out on the counter as they counted lol. Erin[/QUOTE]
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