Main Street Coin Reviews

I just recently found out about Mike's passing. I am saddened by the loss of such a good hearted person. My deepest sympathies go out to his family, co-workers and friends who truly knew the real Michael.

I met Michael back in 2010 through a mutual friend who grew up with Michael. My first impression of Michael he like the Great Gatsby. He was charming, friendly and very generous. He wanted everyone to enjoy themselves and wouldn't let any of us pitch in on the tab. This may sound strange but I always watch the subtle things about a person as I find it tells a lot about their character. I saw Michael tip our waitress a $100 bill on what couldn't have been more then an $80 tab. He did this nonchalantly and without trying to play the role of a big shot, which really impressed me.

These comments about him not paying his vendors sounds far fetched. He definitely had the money to pay his bills. There are two sides to every story. I am a business owner myself and I have done advertising before where the ad was so messed up they even had the wrong phone number in the ad. I refused to pay it. Why would I pay for something that's wrong. I am sure something similar had to happen in this case.

I continued to see Michael off and on at different social events throughout that next year and in 2011 when silver prices hit an all time high I decided to reach out to him to sell a large silver coin collection I had inherited. I knew nothing about coins and they had just been sitting in my closet collecting dust. Michael was very helpful and welcomed me to come to meet him at his store. Before doing that I contacted a neighbor of mine here in Wyoming who was a well known numismatist and he confirmed that Hyde Park Coin was the most reputable dealer he knew of. So I met Michael at his store and he took me upstairs to his office.

For those of you that were ever lucky enough to see his office it was amazing. It was lined with so many antique pieces of silver. He was a very avid collector and walked me around his office describing in detail his favorite pieces, he showed me his collection of paper currency that he also was found of. He did all of this with the utmost humility. He shared stories about how he started out in the business and one particular story sticks in my head. He told me that when they had the store in Fairfield they used to use silver bars as door stops to prop open the doors. Of course that was back when silver wasn't as valuable. I found that to be quite amusing. He paid me a very fair price for my silver and I went on my way. I would see Michael many times after that and I grew to consider him a very good friend.

I would go back to Hyde Park coin several times to sell different pieces I no longer wanted. Even though he wouldn't be there the staff always paid me a very fair price. I will admit the staff there wasn't as personable as Michael was but they were honest and fair. I suppose if I wanted to be catered and pampered I could have went to another store and got paid less but for me it wasn't about being coddled it was about getting a fair price.

The stories about staff toting around guns is ludicrous. I saw only one older gentlemen with a beard who I assumed was their security guard he was always by the back door and did carry a gun. This didn't intimidate me but only made me feel safer. I applaud a business that even if it is in a nice neighborhood still realizes that robberies can happen anywhere and why not be prepared.

I know Michael loved and cared about his family very much. He often talked about his children and even the child that he fathered over in the UK. He often told me how he was traveling over there just to see the child. He never skipped out on his obligations as a father which he took very seriously. I saw the comments about Michael being a drug addict and I would argue that with anyone. I did become aware of Michaels recreational use of drugs. I would hardly classify him as an addict though. Even if he was, addiction is a disease just like cancer. Are you going to fault someone with a disease regardless of what type it is? I think people would be very surprised to learn just how many people they know use drugs recreationally. I am not condoning it but I have friends that are lawyers, politicians even doctors that party occasionally. Michael will forever be remembered by me and the ones who truly knew him as a very kind, generous person who was taken from us way too early.

This is an inexpensive way our competitors can "anonymously" warn our customers to stay away. If I am going to say something truthful, then why would I need to do it in such a way as to hide my identity?

Sadly the internet lends itself to these types of bogus and transparent desperation moves. Clearly this person doesn't even have their basic facts straight about the organization of our business. Someone local to Hyde Park sees us as competition, and instead of saying something positive about themselves, they chose to make negative comments about others. So many businesses do this, as do political hopefuls.

Build yourself UP, don't seek to improve yourself by tearing someone else down.

This would look bad on them if they had identified themselves. Our reputation speaks for itself.

We have been doing business there for a long time and are now personal friends. Mike will be dearly missed.

Mike was larger than life and a really good man. I will miss him very much.

Mike is alive and well in our hearts and memories and will always be loved and remembered by the people he was surrounded by. PLEASE don't take any further opportunity to cast him in an unfavorable light.

My daughter and I stopped into this shop this morning and were met with great customer service and a gracious attitude by the young man that I assume is the owner. I read reviews about a few of these local gold buying locations and decided to see for myself how these places operate and must say that I saw none of the things described in these posts at this small shop.

We were escorted into and out of the shop by a gentleman older than myself and I am very pleased to say that I will refer my family members and friends to this place because of the lovely service we received. It is an absolute shame and embarrassment to our community that anyone would say or fabricate such nasty things about a human being on the world wide web for the world to see.

These people should be ashamed of themselves. As a former small business owner, I appreciate the service that these people gave and the time they took working with myself and my daughter and I will continue to help to keep a local business alive in Cincinnati!

crooks huh, well that is a flat out lie,these people are good honest people that gave twice as much money for a wide gold chain that i was offered right down the street.this is heart wrenching that dealers have to make up *** to make money.Mike was a great honest person with a huge heart.good father,son and the best son n law a person could ever ask for.so to all of you people that love to hear bad things i feel bad for you.maybe you should look in the mirror,you might not like what you see,so jim huffman *** !!

The comments on this site are outrageous. I have been a customer at hyde park for a few years and have always found their prices to be fair and their staff courteous.

Obviously the people that slander hyde park are other buyers/sellers of coins and precious medals that stand to lose a lot of business to hyde park.

Not everyone is like hyde park rare coin and gives fair prices and there is a lot of money to be made scamming the elderly so pawn shops and fly-by-night operations attack reputable dealers. Check the BBB if you do not believe me.

Well Said!!!

The above statements are absolutely appalling and 100% untrue. First and foremost, the above statement written by "Clay and Mike" is fraudulent, was verified to have not been written by the owners of this company and has been reported to the administration of this website.

This is a reputable business that provides its customers with exactly what they expect: honesty and loyalty. Any of these complaints can and should be taken to the owners of the store to be remedied. Not once, in the the entire duration of my doing busines with Cincinnati Rare Coin Galleries, have I seen any of the above mentioned atrocities played out.

The bottom line is this: do your own homework. Websites like this allow businesses to anonymously slander the name and reputation of their competitors and take advantage of consumers not willing to actually take the time to educate themselves as to whether an establishment is, or is not, a legitimate place to do business with.

I absolutely love doing business with this company. It is a Cincinnati business that genuinely appreciates its customers. But, don't take my word for it, please do your homework. I'm sure that you won't be disappointed.

I checked the information by the poster below and the Michael Dickman they mention is not the Michael Dickman who owns Hyde Park Rare Coin. The birthdates and addresses do not match his, in fact the birthdates show those charges are for a few different Michael Dickmans. Just more lies by the jealous competitors of the excellent reputation this store has.

Hyde Park Rare Coin is Hostile towards women and just plain nasty people. The owner Michael Dickmann can be found on the Butler County Clerk of Courts website and his history reports recent, multiple Domestic Violence arrests.

The report indicates that he beat his wife repeatedly over several years. He spent time in jail on multiple occasions for violence towards women as well as a Felony Drug conviction. Do you really want to trust your personal information and valuables to someone who has this type of drug dependence? Can you really get a fair deal from Drug Addicts?

Do you really want to do business with people who condone violence towards women? These people are no good.

Most people already know, but if you don't yet let me tell you...this is a horrible group of people, dishonest, misogynistic, intimidating, nasty people. There are a lot of places to do business...don't do it here!

Mike and I own this store. We only accept pieces that are to our liking, coins to our liking, and if you don't like it take it somewhere else.

Don't bring us broken jewelry or beat up coins and expect us to buy them. We are the Coin Professionals, you're not. So when you are in our place, it's our way or the highway. We are coin experts, so really our opinions are the only ones that SHOULD matter.

**Also, whoever made fun of our sexuality, grow up, it's the 21st century. Men do marry men, and women do marry women...get over it!

I am appalled that someone would write these lies about Hyde Park Rare Coin. This store helped me get my start in business.

Mike the owner is an honest man, and I strive to be just like him in every way.

With so many sleezy gold buying places popping up all over the tri-state area it is an honor to have a real coin store with expert numismatists on staff in Cincinnati. Thank you Hyde Park!

I as a business owner can not believe this propaganda wrote about Hyde Park Rare Coin they have never been sued by a vendor. I can say that in good faith because I checked the Hamilton county court site under their business name, and there are no law suits against them. Safe, friendly business highly recommended.