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Honest guides for the people on both sides of the glass

Plain English on visiting a coin shop, physically owning gold and silver, and why bullion usually beats collectibles as an investment sleeve — written like a person at a keyboard, not a keyword machine.

Visitors & owners Collectible vs bullion I run a shop

Lean bullion for investing

Collectibles can be wonderful. For most households parking money in metal, bullion wins — fewer grade fights, faster bids, cleaner estates. Read the comparison →

For visitors, collectors & physical owners

Shop etiquette, collectible vs bullion, storage, estates, and the full path of owning metal in your hand — not only on a screen.

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POS, storefronts, wholesale, hosting, and shows — practical how-tos with real product paths.

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Visitors & physical ownership

Shop etiquette, collectible vs bullion investing, storage, estates — plain English for people who hold metal.

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U.S. coinage history

Colonials, first dollars, steel cents, 1965 clad change, Morgans, and more — full articles with historical images.

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U.S. paper money history

Horse blankets, fractional currency, certificates, MPCs, emergency notes, Bretton Woods & 1971.

Open guides → Help

SpotPro help

First-week setup, NumisNexus, boards, shopping feeds, shipping, staff PINs — operator checklists.

Open guides → Dealers

SpotPro Guides

POS, NumisNexus, Greysheet, labels, display boards, SMS — everything in your subscription.

Open guides → E-commerce

ExtraCoins Guides

Your branded storefront, live bullion cart, payments, shipping, and fraud tools.

Open guides → Wholesale

Coin Dealer X

Vetted dealer-to-dealer wholesale at coindealerx.com — post from SpotPro inventory, unified stock, CDX sales in POS reports.

Open guides → Hosting

CoinWebHosting

Real cPanel on your domain — email, WordPress, Node.js, member pricing from $10/mo.

Open guides → Collectors

NumisQ Learn

Beginner-friendly articles for new collectors — shows, storage, and buying safely.

Open guides → Shows

Coin shows

Free national calendar at CoinShows.us — list free, ZIP near-me, weekend hubs. Guides for clubs and dealers.

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Tools we build

The same stack behind our shop floor in Brighton, Michigan.

SpotPro

POS, NumisNexus buying, Greysheet lookup, labels, boards, SMS, and ExtraCoins — one subscription.

ExtraCoins

Branded shop with live bullion pricing and shopping feeds for Google and Microsoft/Bing.

Coin Dealer X

Vetted dealer-to-dealer wholesale — post from inventory, unified with POS.

CoinWebHosting

Real cPanel on your domain — email, WordPress, AutoSSL. Member pricing available.

CoinShows.us

Free national show calendar — ZIP near-me, free club listings, weekend hubs.

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Operations, ecommerce, shows, and more.

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Running a coin shop?

SpotPro ties together counter sales, buying, inventory, your ExtraCoins store, Coin Dealer X wholesale, and optional hosting on your domain.

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