The crazy things that happen at the local coin shop.

I'm at my friends shop with a bunch of guys. We are just sitting around talking coins when a little old lady walks in. The owner ask how he can help and she says she has some coins to sell but needs some help bringing them in.

He follows her outside to help. A minute later he walks back in and tells all of us to get up and earn our keep. We all go out and find 5 laundry baskets. The baskets were so full and heavy, it took two of us to carry each basket. Wish I had a video of us trying to get them in the door without them breaking in half.

We all back away once everything is inside so the shop owner and the lady can talk. As a joke the shop owner shouts at us to get up and get this stuff sorted. One of my friends shouts back that we will need more coffee and lunch delivered. All in good fun. We knew to stay away from folks trying to make a deal.

They had a good talk and he offered to get everything listed and make an offer but it was going to take some time. She was happy and they made a fair deal once the collection could be figured out. I probably still own a few coins from the collection.

 

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What type of stuff was in the collection? How were the coins stored - 2x2’s or all loose.
With that many coins I would guess it was a lot of junk foreign and everyday change.

 

I don't have a story and I never went into a coin shop either. Now, I don't think that I want to!
Why I do I need to? I can get what I need on the internet now.

 

There's nothing like seeing coins you want to purchase in hand..... and the coins you WISH you could afford. Plus most coin shop owners I've talked to are great to talk to. It's about relationship.

 

That's my general position too. I've got several decent shops in my area that I rotate through, but this is Chicagoland, so...in a metro of ~9 million there's going be a fair amount of choice.

 

I never learned all the details but there was a little bit of junk but it was all US. Lots of nice type coins in all kinds of holders. Lots of silver in rolls and UNC Wheat cent rolls. Lots of mint products in the boxes. Nothing on top looked to be gold.

 

Hello Hiddendragon,
Agree w/ you about PM buyers & their unconventional opinions and suppose you might add machinist to that group, generally speaking.
J.T.

 

My first coin shop was a bicycle repair shop. It was the go-to shop for our bicycles. The old man sold coins there too and that's how we got interested in coins.

 

I would have been tempted to haul the money out and buy it there just to see the look on the guys face.

 

Oh, Sal, Sal, Sal, some coin dealers are the best guys on earth. try and go to at least one, if I lived around you, I'd take you to one. How about coin shows? Been to one of them?

 

I used to have to go to Hutchinson, MN to the 3M plant there. A guy opened a coin and stamp shop in the town but wasn't doing enough business, so he also made screen printed tee shirts!

 

Just haven't heard anything good about the local shops here. I would go to a coin show if there was one close by.
Thanks for the offer though.