When the Tough Get Going, the Tough Get Their Gold

It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, roughly around twelve-thirty. I'm sitting inside a coin shop watching person after person carry in bags and boxes of what appear to be personal items and small collectibles. These people look hopeful, as if they are anticipating some good news on what they might get for their treasures. I see young and old, and what some folks would label as blue collar and white collar workers. I see a man walk in with a polo shirt that has a GM emblem on it. I assume that he is here only with a hope to get a respectable amount for his personal treasures. As each person walks in, they are warmly greeted by the two men behind the counter. Most of these folks are greeted by name as they enter and the rest smile as they observe realizing quickly that this is the place they will want to return to and become a part of the family. What is this coin shop? This is Belmont Coin Shop, in Kettering, Ohio.

Several months back when MSN rated Dayton one of the top three worst cities for economic status, the community was forced to dig deep into their sentimental valuables for financial relief. With all the advertisements on the streets screaming, "We buy gold and silver", from jewelers, pawn shops, and coin shops the consumer had to narrow down the choices of who to sell to. The community has spoken by choosing Belmont Coin Shop. Belmont has been a flagship for this community for thirty years. The staff and management of Belmont Coin Shop all live, work and have an active role in the community.

Belmont Coin Shop respects their avid collector and the new collector by providing not only courteous service, but they make good business practice by stating what they pay for these "precious metals" on a regular basis. Part of their mission in serving people is to be transparent with their customer base whether buying or selling. Store manager Richard Hana did essential things to start developing relationships like joining the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, becoming members of the Better Business Bureau, and the American Numismatic Association. As Mr. Hana states, "We are a part of this community. We realize that when we invest in the consumer everything else will fall into place". These relationships include regulars like a local photographer who skims over estate jewelry for his wife, and a little girl who comes in with her daddy and always knows she will be handed a bottle of water when she enters the store. These are only a few reasons that their referral business matches if not exceeds their return on investment with media advertisement.

The professional staff at Belmont Coin Shop believes in the story behind every customer. The gas money earned with the sale of a silver platter, or the rent paid with a long loved wedding band. Belmont Coin Shop desires to serve the collector and sellers by providing an upright means to those who want to sell their collectibles. If you have any doubt about that coin your grandfather gave you when you were ten years old, drop by and see the professional staff at Belmont Coin Shop and ask them, "What's this worth?"