He isn't a dealer. At least he says he isn't.
Now he has me paranoid. Look at this image. Not sure where the website got it....
I deleted my first response; here's my polite one ;-) Yes, I have considered spending the time to research it myself. In the limited time I...
So if I wanted to buy a slabbed trade dollar, those would be reasonable prices to pay, right?
"Brilliant Over-circulated" ;-)
On a separate note, I found another dealer in a nearby town who says he's been doing this for 31 years and will be able to tell me in 10 seconds...
Return shipping from ANACS is outrageous! $17 for one coin and $19 for return shipping?! I don't think so. I will send it with that dealer to...
The other dealer 1/2 hour away going to Florida for a show in January said it would cost me $30 for PCGS submission. Does that sound about right?
Is ICG any good?
Local coin shop guys were split. One said he would buy it if it came into his shop (but didn't like something about the reeding or something along...
Jeweler weighed it at 27.22g. Still not definitive, right? Mainebill, the better photos didn't help?
John "Addams" (or is that too subtle?)
Yeah, still a nice coin. I'm jealous ;-)
I'll probably never sell it unless I'm destitute. My kids can sell it when I'm dead ;-) Does anyone know what other "tests" these places run on...
I was reading the fine print, and it says that if a coin I'm thinking of sending in to be verified (a trade dollar) turns out to be fake, they...
A local dealer (registered with PCGS) offered to take it to a show in Florida in January, but he hasn't given me a price yet. Probably more than...
Looks like ANACS is $19 + shipping for 1 coin (15-day turnaround), NGC is $30 (does it include shipping?), and I have to either join PCGS or go...
Who should I send it to? I guess people here have a split opinion?
I dunno. Haven't asked. I received the coin yesterday. It would cost me, what, $30+ to send it to a TPG?
As a beginner, I wasn't going to either, but he "guaranteed" it was authentic and I figured I could rely on my local coin shop and you folks to...
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