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<p>[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 3221892, member: 25270"]I was in South Bend, Indiana for a wedding, and I had some time so I decided to Google coin shops in the area. I was shocked to see there are at least four coin shops in the area, with a few other places that claim to sell coins, but probably don't qualify as coin shops. I was able to visit one the first day. They didn't have many world coins, but what they did have was 10 cents each for their junk bin, and for silver he said it was just spot plus a little extra. The guy told me he couldn't sell them on eBay so he didn't really care if they had extra value. That's what I like to hear. Besides the junk bin stuff (66 coins, but nothing special) I got these nine silvers for $12. I feel like I got a great deal on these and I don't know if it's even the silver value. Most of the shillings are in great shape.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]838984[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Today when I was leaving I picked one more shop to visit, which was a disappointment. The guy didn't have any foreign coins (he said they don't put them out on Saturdays). You could buy them by the pound but not cherrypick. He also said sometimes he takes on out that looks interesting to "save it from the melter" but everything else gets melted, and he doesn't buy better foreign coins because no one wants them. He told me my best bet is eBay for foreign coins (as if I'd never thought of this). A few things about this: 1) Many people seem to think that silver foreign is the only foreign coins worth worrying about. 2) It's sad to think how many coins might be getting melted because dealers just don't care. 3) It's also sad to me that legitimate coin dealers have no regard at all for foreign coins. I know the U.S. stuff is way more popular, but it's a big world and there's still a lot of foreign interest out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately I didn't get to check out any of the other ones. I'm curious if any of them were any better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 3221892, member: 25270"]I was in South Bend, Indiana for a wedding, and I had some time so I decided to Google coin shops in the area. I was shocked to see there are at least four coin shops in the area, with a few other places that claim to sell coins, but probably don't qualify as coin shops. I was able to visit one the first day. They didn't have many world coins, but what they did have was 10 cents each for their junk bin, and for silver he said it was just spot plus a little extra. The guy told me he couldn't sell them on eBay so he didn't really care if they had extra value. That's what I like to hear. Besides the junk bin stuff (66 coins, but nothing special) I got these nine silvers for $12. I feel like I got a great deal on these and I don't know if it's even the silver value. Most of the shillings are in great shape. [ATTACH=full]838984[/ATTACH] Today when I was leaving I picked one more shop to visit, which was a disappointment. The guy didn't have any foreign coins (he said they don't put them out on Saturdays). You could buy them by the pound but not cherrypick. He also said sometimes he takes on out that looks interesting to "save it from the melter" but everything else gets melted, and he doesn't buy better foreign coins because no one wants them. He told me my best bet is eBay for foreign coins (as if I'd never thought of this). A few things about this: 1) Many people seem to think that silver foreign is the only foreign coins worth worrying about. 2) It's sad to think how many coins might be getting melted because dealers just don't care. 3) It's also sad to me that legitimate coin dealers have no regard at all for foreign coins. I know the U.S. stuff is way more popular, but it's a big world and there's still a lot of foreign interest out there. Unfortunately I didn't get to check out any of the other ones. I'm curious if any of them were any better.[/QUOTE]
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