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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 295430, member: 1242"]Why not? The Coin Dealer had not even seen the coin and yet, he is quoting a value! Note the quote by deltaart at the start of this Thread, <b>"I took your advice and went to a coin dealer and bought the redbook and loupe. I was telling him about the possibility of having a 1922 with no mintmark and he told me it might be worth $75."</b>. To me, this appears to be another Coin Dealer hoping that the coin is a 1922 Plain (No D) paired with Die #2 and looking to cash in on the unfortunate lack of knowledge of coins by someone who has coins. There is no reason to think that this Coin Dealer was not trying to "rip him off"!</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience with shady Coin Dealers is, that if you take a coin in for a value, stating that you want a value only and that the coin is not for sale and the Dealer quickly gives you a value or offers a price without looking at any books or the Grey Sheet, then turn around quickly and get out of the shop. This Coin Dealer knows that the coin is worth a lot more than he is quoting or offering, see's Dollar signs rolling in his' head and is looking to make a quick buck! All too often, I have had these same experiences with many Coin Dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 295430, member: 1242"]Why not? The Coin Dealer had not even seen the coin and yet, he is quoting a value! Note the quote by deltaart at the start of this Thread, [B]"I took your advice and went to a coin dealer and bought the redbook and loupe. I was telling him about the possibility of having a 1922 with no mintmark and he told me it might be worth $75."[/B]. To me, this appears to be another Coin Dealer hoping that the coin is a 1922 Plain (No D) paired with Die #2 and looking to cash in on the unfortunate lack of knowledge of coins by someone who has coins. There is no reason to think that this Coin Dealer was not trying to "rip him off"! In my experience with shady Coin Dealers is, that if you take a coin in for a value, stating that you want a value only and that the coin is not for sale and the Dealer quickly gives you a value or offers a price without looking at any books or the Grey Sheet, then turn around quickly and get out of the shop. This Coin Dealer knows that the coin is worth a lot more than he is quoting or offering, see's Dollar signs rolling in his' head and is looking to make a quick buck! All too often, I have had these same experiences with many Coin Dealers. Frank[/QUOTE]
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