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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 384905, member: 4552"]And when your not around we just take them all back. </p><p>I was shocked that so many common places were left out of the poll. </p><p>I too have a minimum of 3 coin shows a month, all within 15 miles, all free admittance, free parking and really nice, steady dealers. Once hooked on a coin show there is no way I could ever try ebay or any on line dealers.</p><p>Second to a coin show is the yard/garage/estate sales. Not auctions, but just the typical household estate sale. </p><p>Another item left out is friends, neighbors and relatives. I do get a substantial amount of coinage from that sourse. The problem with this is most have no idea of numismatics so I get mountains of just stuff. Not really mountains but a good amount. I really never had the hart to tell most that I do not collect foreign coins so I usually get large amounts of coins that I have no idea of what they are, where they come from or what to do with them. So I put them in 2x2's or plastic slips, seal them, put them in boxes and forget them. Now there are several such boxes and I really just can't tell people not to keep giving me those.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 384905, member: 4552"]And when your not around we just take them all back. I was shocked that so many common places were left out of the poll. I too have a minimum of 3 coin shows a month, all within 15 miles, all free admittance, free parking and really nice, steady dealers. Once hooked on a coin show there is no way I could ever try ebay or any on line dealers. Second to a coin show is the yard/garage/estate sales. Not auctions, but just the typical household estate sale. Another item left out is friends, neighbors and relatives. I do get a substantial amount of coinage from that sourse. The problem with this is most have no idea of numismatics so I get mountains of just stuff. Not really mountains but a good amount. I really never had the hart to tell most that I do not collect foreign coins so I usually get large amounts of coins that I have no idea of what they are, where they come from or what to do with them. So I put them in 2x2's or plastic slips, seal them, put them in boxes and forget them. Now there are several such boxes and I really just can't tell people not to keep giving me those.[/QUOTE]
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