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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;camlov2, post: 1011369, member: 26479&quot;]Yesterday I spent the day visiting coins shops.&nbsp; I started with a list of 7 and was able to get to the door of 6 different shops.&nbsp; One was closed due to a show, one said they only buy and that they do all their selling on ebay, and another &quot;coin shop&quot; I called only repaired coin machines.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It was a good day and I was able to pick up one bill and two coins I was interested in.&nbsp; However, I noticed a few things that were disapointing that I though I would share with everyone.&nbsp; Feel free to share your thoughts.&nbsp; If you are connected to a coin shop these might give you something to think about.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One shop I went into had a couple dozen bills displayed on the wall, when I asked to see their currency the owner said that he didn&#039;t have any.&nbsp; His display was just to show people &quot;what was out there&quot;.&nbsp; Seems like a sign saying, &quot;Go to another shop for things like these&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While in another shop a younger boy came up to the locked screen door at the front and asked &quot;what is the most expensive coin you have?&quot;&nbsp; The owner replied &quot;I don&#039;t have any expensive coins&quot;.&nbsp; I know the kid wasn&#039;t interested in buying but that reply doesn&#039;t really help the future of the hobby.&nbsp; Maybe sharing with the kid that there is a penny worth over $1,000 would get him interested in looking at coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The third thing, and most concerning to me was a shop that only had about a dozen trays of coins on display.&nbsp; I looked at one tray and noticed that the first coin was a 1908S indian head penny (one I needed for my collection).&nbsp; I looked at the next coin and it was the same, the third was the same, the fourth, ..... every one of the 12 coins were the same year and mintmark.&nbsp; Each coin was a different condition but with two trays of pennies in the store what are the odds that you would have a dozen coins from a semi-difficult mintage?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>any thoughts or experiences you would like to add?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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