Coin shops were never as plentiful as coffee shops, diners or gas stations, but you didn't have to look far to find one in any city or town in America - even department stores had coin shops. As more and more business of all types moves online, we may be seeing the rebirth of the coin department. This Greysheet blog item from CDN Publishing (published June 14, 2019) notes a new coin section on the site of retail giant Walmart. -Editor

Look close at the coin images. It's clear that these are generic photos and not images of the actual item you'll get. In place of the year on several items is a poorly Photoshopped "Random date" label. -Editor

Of course, there's no folksy coin expert to tutor newbies, and the store is only for selling bullion and common coins - the public will have to look elsewhere for less common coins or to sell their late uncle's collection.

These mass-marketing selections are driven by what the seller is able to assemble in quantity, everything from junk silver to Byzantine gold solidi. The oddest thing I saw here was the roll of silver state quarters. -Editor