From the responses here I have not seen that lasering stands out as a big no-no, or a significant ethical issue. One dealer indicated that he had...
I have a number of these as a result of not buying smartly. I'm wondering what they are worth or where the marketplace may be for the coins if...
I kind of doubt his/her feelings were hurt or that there was significant loss as a result. Those who a) do not play by the rules, and b) fail to...
Thanks for reporting this and getting the items yanked. Someone was likely going to be ripped off. The problem with fraud in general, no matter...
There is a metals dealer at a nearby flea market that buys silverplate for about $4 a pound. I have seen a fair amount of silverplate around,...
People need to get fully informed as to their rights in these situations and Coin Talk and other sites help do this. It used to be people were...
Thanks for your expert explanation, it is why you are a true numismatist. My guess is that there are a lot of lasered coins out there. I spoke...
There are a number of these strategies which are possibly limitless employed by less than scrupulous outfits that buy and sell coins and precious...
Thanks for the replies to this query. The counterfeits can be very tricky to identify as well as the problem coins. But the admonition to never...
Apparently not carefully enough. Sometimes we rely on the analysis and expertise of others who do their best to describe the condition of the...
I bought an early $5 gold coin once with a one month return privalege. I ran it through NGC on the express tier and got it back in the required...
Thanks. In order of coin damage I suppose it is up there with "tooled". I had PCGS call a gold coin that, but NGC called it cleaned. So you...
Does anyone know how to identify lasered gold coins? I have heard from a couple of dealers about when this is done (to make hairline scatches...
I have bought two of these recently--one a Bust Half that otherwise looks fully BU, and a Seated dime, that also looks BU. Subsequently, more...
This has got to be one of the most unpleasant things, both for dealers and collectors/investors. You buy a coin, either for collection purposes...
The robbery of the coin dealer at the last Parsippany show to the tune of $150K was mentioned last night at the Danbury (CT) coin club. A couple...
Yes. I looked at them earlier, and they all seemed to be fully intact and without holes. But not flat and crisp. The problem is that there are...
Teletrade also has listings for various notes. I like their site because it is very user-friendly when doing searches, etc.. Now if they could go...
They are obviously worth more than what the dealer offered. The reason I asked was because I do have a good offer, but they could be worth a lot...
A local pawn shop had a group of these $1 notes, slightly larger than the later dollar bills. They were priced at $50 each, by look of them they...
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