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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 4218225, member: 106"]What a wide range of experiences with coin dealers/buyers I’ve been having. </p><p><br /></p><p>Took it to the nearer of the two we are planning to visit yesterday. Small but busy one man operation. Took the coin out of my pocket, handed it to him … he glanced at it, handed it back and said it’s worth $300. Never weighed it. Didn’t even loupe it. </p><p>My comment was “Soooo you think it’s authentic… because I’ve heard that these are highly counterfeited….” To which he replied “not this year … I’ll give you $300 for it and I’d retail it here for like $350. </p><p><br /></p><p>I told him that I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to sell it. I then asked him about having it graded and he didn’t even let me finish the sentence before saying that it wasn’t necessary since it’s not uncirculated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then he said “stop doing that”. While he was talking, I was absent-mindedly rubbing my thumb over the coin’s surface … Odd that for a coin that isn’t worth the expense of grading my thumb rubbing across it would hurt the value. Not saying he’s not right .. I’ve heard that it’s better to handle coins by their edges … just seemed odd after what he just said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now, all I can say is that I’m glad I don’t collect/sell coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is coin collecting a man’s world? Should I have my husband do all the talking to these guys or what?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 4218225, member: 106"]What a wide range of experiences with coin dealers/buyers I’ve been having. Took it to the nearer of the two we are planning to visit yesterday. Small but busy one man operation. Took the coin out of my pocket, handed it to him … he glanced at it, handed it back and said it’s worth $300. Never weighed it. Didn’t even loupe it. My comment was “Soooo you think it’s authentic… because I’ve heard that these are highly counterfeited….” To which he replied “not this year … I’ll give you $300 for it and I’d retail it here for like $350. I told him that I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to sell it. I then asked him about having it graded and he didn’t even let me finish the sentence before saying that it wasn’t necessary since it’s not uncirculated. Then he said “stop doing that”. While he was talking, I was absent-mindedly rubbing my thumb over the coin’s surface … Odd that for a coin that isn’t worth the expense of grading my thumb rubbing across it would hurt the value. Not saying he’s not right .. I’ve heard that it’s better to handle coins by their edges … just seemed odd after what he just said. Right now, all I can say is that I’m glad I don’t collect/sell coins. Is coin collecting a man’s world? Should I have my husband do all the talking to these guys or what?[/QUOTE]
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