Biggest "Coin Related" lie you've ever heard

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Bonedigger, Jul 17, 2006.

  1. umtrr-author

    umtrr-author Thalia and Kieran's Dad

    Must... resist... comment...
     
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  3. Morgan Dollar13

    Morgan Dollar13 New Member

    SGS is a coin grading
    company with the
    highest standards of
    quality and integrity.

    Wow thats false

    Our experts have over 100 combined years dealing with rare and valuable coins.
    America's new Grading Service.

    How many "experts" do you have, like 1,000? lol
     
  4. Dockwalliper

    Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder

    "Sorry about the blurry picture, my camera is broken."
     
  5. Dockwalliper

    Dockwalliper Coin Hoarder

    Up for bids with NO RESERVE is a Silver 1955 D Roosevelt Dime...Buy it now 3rd-party CERTIFIED & GRADED a lofty MS-67 FB. Close to the best grade this coin achieves. The coin is gorgeous for it's age. Trends for $1350.00 @ WWW.PCGS.COM...my price is less then 1/10 of that!!! Don't pass up this opportunity.
     
  6. Just Carl

    Just Carl Numismatist

    I've noticed everyone tells about coins and/or prices. My favorite stories are not necessarily lies. It's the people telling me there is no future in coin collecting. It's all a bunch of lies. There are no places you can sell a coin for more than face value. All coins are the same so a dime from 1960 is the same as all dimes from 1960. Only little kids collect coins and stamps and then they grow up. There is no such thing as a coin worth millions. Those are just stupid stories to sell magazines and papers.
     
  7. vipergts2

    vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings

    coin truth stretching

    I don't know if you would consider it a lie, but I always like actions that have something common that start out as...... NO RESERVE!!!! starting bid $25.00 and only $9.99 shipping.:) One of the bigger lies I've heard is ....you will not find this coin (set) cheaper absolutely any where else, then the first place you look it is much cheaper!!:computer:
     
  8. Silver Striker

    Silver Striker Senior Member

    Not a coin! But graded and authenticated by someone with bad eyesite and no knowledge of the item really is...

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    You knew it had to be SGS! :D

    It's a Token not a Chip
    It's manufactured by Global Minting not Chipco
    Chip grading system not Medal grading system used
    No way a 100

    "SGS is a coin grading
    company with the
    highest standards of
    quality and integrity. "

    They lied about this when they attempted to grade Casino Chips/Tokens.
    NO HIGH STANDARDS, NO QUALITY OR INTREGRITY USED!!! :bow:
     
  9. Morgan Dollar13

    Morgan Dollar13 New Member

    yeah, SGS has to be one of the biggest lies in coin history
     
  10. Cloudsweeper99

    Cloudsweeper99 Treasure Hunter

    From a coin dealer near me: "I can only give you $5.85 for your silver eagle because you removed it from the mint packaging."

    From the same coin dealer looking at my silver dollar collection: "You should clean them."
     
  11. KLJ

    KLJ Really Smart Guy

    I told the biggest one I ever heard -

    "I'm only going to spend (you fill in the blank) at the coin show this year."
     
  12. crispy1995

    crispy1995 Spending Toms like crazy**

    "LOOK AT THIS SOOOOOOO LOW SN L@@K: 09541254"
    "These pictures do this coin no justice."
     
  13. redhorse

    redhorse Member

    lies

    While They Last! A U Whissed Coins Only Tonight For $1000 . I Been Selling Coins Here For 18 Years
     
  14. horvath

    horvath New Member

    now that is the best one so far!
     
  15. umtrr-author

    umtrr-author Thalia and Kieran's Dad

    I assume that you don't do business with said coin dealer, or at least any more?

    Yikes. :eek:

    Let's be careful out there.
     
  16. constantine

    constantine New Member

    i saw some1 selling a metal detector for coins and some crazy guy bided us$999 and won it!!!!
     
  17. eddyk

    eddyk New-mismatist

    Some from the auction site...


    'Guaranteed authentic!'

    'Uncirculated/Mint/FDC condition' When it's obviously something pulled from their change.

    'Rare' That's why there are 50 others like it up for sale

    'A Bargain'
     
  18. chop45

    chop45 New Member

    I only have to think of Ebay and it brings up a hundred +.
     
  19. Shortgapbob

    Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist

    I always think of everyone's aunt, uncle, cousin, grandfather, friend (insert anyone here) who supposedly had a real 1943 copper cent. It was usually either lost, stolen, spent, given away......you get the idea. I've heard way too many of these stories.
     
  20. LibertyBell

    LibertyBell New Member

    "We are seizing these 1933 double eagles because they were never monetized and rightfully belong to the American people."
     
  21. Vroomer2

    Vroomer2 Active Member



    It's more like the US Mint and the Dept of Treasury THINK the coins are illegal to own, thus they ENFORCE a made up law. I love it how they can write, decide, and make up laws affecting coin collecting.

    The last time I read the US Constitution, the legislative branch WRITES the laws, President signs and enforces, and the Judiciary interprets.

    DIRECTIVES from the Mint and Treasury are NOT laws. Only Congress can write laws.

    But I'm not a legal scholar.



    "LIBERATE THE 1933 Saints!"
     
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