Joe2007
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United States
3823 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 01:10 am
Within a 30 mile radius of my house there are 8 coin shops (although several of them are owned by the same people), not including pawn shops or we buy gold type establishments.
How many coin shops are there in your area?
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Fuzzy317
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United States
14463 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 01:13 am
2 stand-alone shops, and 1-2 inside shopping malls
EDIT - those are the ones I know of, they may be more 
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TimbersFan
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United States
214 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 01:14 am
Maybe 15-20 or more. I do live in a city with a metropolitan population of 1,000,000 people though. Only half are quality, and half charge $5-$50 more than the coin's value.
Edited by TimbersFan
10/19/2014 01:15 am
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Bertensgrad
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United States
1192 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 01:21 am
Within a half hour drive from my house or my friend around 20. Less than a mile from my house one full service and two estate buyers/sellers who have a decent assortment of coins. I live in indianapolis so it's a big city.
sel_69l
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21487 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 01:54 am
Probably 6 or 7 or so good ones, within an hour's travel. Three of those have a very high international reputation, with a combined international public auction business of around $10 to $20 million turnover per year.
View days are always an event for me.
Cheap fo me to get to at least, on public transport for only $2.50 for a return trip. Just think of that: no parking fees!
And I get to read my copy of the Australian Numismatic Journal while I am travelling.
My way of enjoying a very indulgent numismatic day out.
Edited by sel_69l
10/19/2014 01:56 am
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Altaira
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Posted10/19/2014 02:24 am
Only one that I know of - the rest appear to be "we buy gold" places on Google maps. The only one within walking distance anyway. I don't want to spend $3 on the subway to go there and $3 more to go back.
I can be pretty cheap on transport if I want to. I'd rather walk for 30-40 minutes than pay for a $2 bus fare.
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DouglasFir
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Canada
160 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 02:42 am
We have lots of "we buy gold and silver" shops here. They also buy silver coins as bullion and so not sell them. Only one coin shop. Good owner.
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triggersmob
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Australia
6050 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 04:18 am
I reckon there would be 6 or 7, including the Perth Mint.
Not that I would buy anything from the mint.
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John1
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United States
55411 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 05:58 am
Less then ten in a one hundred mile radius that I know of.
John1
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
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Tom Goodheart
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United Kingdom
852 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 06:17 am
Pretty much none. One that does modern bullion type stuff 20 minutes away, after that .. London.
All my purchases are via the internet. Last coin I bought had to come nearly 400 miles from a shop in Scotland.
The UK doesn't seem to have many local coin shops in my experience.
Edited by Tom Goodheart
10/19/2014 06:21 am
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Demarco Bishopp
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United Kingdom
548 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 06:38 am
There aren't any close to where I live. It's unfortunate, but coin collecting just isn't a very popular hobby in the UK. It's not like America.
So, I buy all my stuff online.
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Medieval
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Posted10/19/2014 06:39 am
By your measure of ~50km 'Joe2007', there are just a handful where I live and none of them has a good selection.
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Tim Stroud
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United States
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Posted10/19/2014 06:49 am
Zero
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woodcr
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United States
402 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 07:18 am
Within 30 miles there are 2 jewelry stores with coin sections, small amount of coins and all overpriced. Within 50 miles 2 pawn shops, highly overpriced, they were selling common wheat cents for $2.00 each, I said I have a 1,000 wheats to sell how much do you pay, 2 cents each was the answer, 90 miles away there is 1 professional that has been in business for at least 30 years, sometimes a bargain can be had but not often, I buy a few off of the internet but mostly buy at the Whitman expo in Baltimore 3 times a year, 200 miles away it would be nice to have
one good shop under 30 miles but I don't see it happening
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StashTreasure
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United States
234 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 07:49 am
Within 30 miles is slim pickings for me. There are no coin shops but a few jewelry stores and antique malls that occasionally have coins or bullion for not too bad of a price. So I depend on the internet.
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dave700x
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United States
10625 Posts
Posted10/19/2014 08:18 am
Zilch. The nearest is 45 minutes and not open evenings or weekends so I've never been inside the front door. I rely totally on the Internet as well.
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