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playin4funami



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:40 pm    Post subject: my favorite places to shop for coins Reply with quote
are flea markets,pawn shops,and other places that are not just selling coins,you can haggle over prices and sometimes get a real bargan. You'll soon learn what owners look at book price and think they have a gold mine and which just want to move stuff along.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I couldn't agree more. One other piece of advice...get to know a one or two of these vendors. I have a guy at the local flea market I try to visit once per weekend. I spend 15 minutes or more chatting with him each time. Nice guy. The benefit: he always cuts me a deal, he knows what I collect, and tries to get that for me every week. Most weekends he has an envelope in his truck with my name on it.
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Jesh



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like to buy from Legend Numismatics and Heritage.
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