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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;OldSilver, post: 1232735, member: 30146&quot;]haha. guys this thread is the story of my life. i live outside of baltimore, and when i got into collecting i never knew of any coin shops in my area. after about 3 hours of research i narrowed it down to three shops that were within a decent distance and seemed reliable. i go to the first one about two days later,(the furthest one) and he tells me that everything he has is packed up for the whitman sho and is down at the convention center. the show was free so me and my dad walked down and i picked up a few things. then we went back to the shop so i could ask a few questions and they say &quot;oh we dont do normal coin business. if u have a specific coin u want you can call or come in to see if we have it and we will get it out for you. (what?!?!?!) then i see a little mat overflowing with mercs and walkers and franklins and roosies and ask if i can look through them and buy a couple. then the owners and two of the customers begin to laugh at me because the coins belonged to the person behind me and she was selling them to the store. i gave the owners a dirty look, walked out, and slammed the door.</p><p><br /></p><p>coin shop number two was a <span style="color: #ff0000">edited</span> disaster. it was located about 20 minutes from my house. one day my sister says she will take me. i had called the previous day to ask what time they close and he said they close at 5. we get to the shop around 12 and hes closed with a sign that says open 3-5. now i know coins arent the best business and he doesnt need to be open 24/7 but 2 hours a day 5 days a week?!?! there was an antique shop next door so i walked in. he had a few coins but nothing took to my fancy.i asked the antique shop owner about the coin shop and he said that the coin shop rarely opens and the guy sometimes doesnt come in for days at a time. i called the coin shop later that night and the owner said they would be open from 3-5 the next day. my mom said she had no problem taking me. we got there at 3:15 and they were closed...i called the shop because it is the owners cell phone number and he said that he was running late and would be there soon. half an hour later he pulled up and let me and 4 other customers who had been waiting in. you would think that the guy couldnt be more of an idiot but then....i had a silver round that i wanted him to look at because i was weary as to if it was real silver or not. i handed it to him, he looks at it under the light for two seconds and says &quot;oh well it says .999 fine so it looks real.&quot; i say &quot;well there is a lot of counterfeits of that particular coin, and it sounds nothing like silver.&quot; then he says &quot;well if it says .999 its real. a counterfeit wouldnt say .999 on it.&quot; are u <span style="color: #ff0000">edited</span> kidding me man. how the **** is a coin dealer, A COIN DEALER, so stupid when it comes to counterfeits......i had a few coins i wanted to sell but them some guy and his wife came in with 25 pcgs boxes of ms70 silver eagles. i laughed looked at the dealer shook my head and left.</p><p><br /></p><p>now if your still with me,,the third shop. its two exits away from my house so about a week after the second shop experience, my mom drives me over. i walk in and there is not one coin. its all frikin stamps and albums... i show him my silver coin and he believes that it is real so i traded it to him for a columbian half, franklin half, and slq wich he dug out from his desk drawer under tissues and magazines.....wow.....looks like i got to stick to shows and good ole&#039; feebay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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