The counter
Two collectors behind one long counter
Marguerite Osei collects stamps from the age of sailing ships. Hal Brandvold sorts pennies by date the way other people do crosswords. They opened on Lantern Row in 2014.
Most of what we sell came from collections people brought to the counter: a grandparent’s album, a coffee can of coins, a desk drawer of letters. We sort it, price it piece by piece and put it out for the next collector.
When you bring something in, we tell you what we know about it, and we say so when we don’t know. We buy what we can sell and tell you plainly what we would leave out.
The shop is one step up from the sidewalk, with a portable ramp at the door; ring the bell and we bring it out.
What you can count on
What we know, plainly
We tell you what we know about each piece, and when we are guessing.
No pressure to sell
A look-through is free, and you can take everything home.
Prices on everything
Every coin flip and stamp sleeve on the floor has its price written on it.
Just one coin or one stamp?
Bring it by on a weekday morning, or ask first.