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<p>[QUOTE="Gilbert, post: 4531153, member: 73104"]The town where I grew up in the early 1960s had a population of about 15,000 and the downtown area had four coin stores and several others that carried coins as a sideline. One store in particular was owned by an older gentleman who didn’t mind taking the time to explain to me coin terminology and history. He also sponsored an auction once a month at the local Howard Johnson’s and would mail a list of auction coins a week prior. Probably a hundred or so people would attend and many of my best coins were purchased through him.</p><p>Today there are no coin stores remaining in that town. Either there are fewer collectors, rents are too high, or online sales have filled the nitche. CoinTalk has filled the information void for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gilbert, post: 4531153, member: 73104"]The town where I grew up in the early 1960s had a population of about 15,000 and the downtown area had four coin stores and several others that carried coins as a sideline. One store in particular was owned by an older gentleman who didn’t mind taking the time to explain to me coin terminology and history. He also sponsored an auction once a month at the local Howard Johnson’s and would mail a list of auction coins a week prior. Probably a hundred or so people would attend and many of my best coins were purchased through him. Today there are no coin stores remaining in that town. Either there are fewer collectors, rents are too high, or online sales have filled the nitche. CoinTalk has filled the information void for me.[/QUOTE]
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