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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 673752, member: 19463&quot;]<b>But....?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Vote:&nbsp; Do nothing until the coin and seller have been seen in the shop.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I only have two US gold coins.&nbsp; The first was give to me when I was about 13 by my father.&nbsp; Children of divorced parents sometimes do well and my father knew I collected coins.&nbsp; He got the coin from a roll his boss had.&nbsp; My 1963 blue book says the coin was worth $14.50 then and I doubt dad paid much more than wholesale.&nbsp; Today it costs more to buy the affection of a non-custodial kid so a bullion gold is not out of question.&nbsp; Assuming a 13 year old stole the coin is wrong in so many ways.&nbsp; Anyone who deals with the public and buys merchandise should develop a feel for whether the caller is legitimate or not.&nbsp; A lot can be told by the sound on the line when the dealer said that a parent would need to be involved. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Teens, be they thieves or pregnant seeking funds, probably would call a coin dealer either from their cell or someone else&#039;s phone rather than the one mom answers.&nbsp; Since we are assuming the kid is not on the up and up, it is likely that returning the call will not put you in contact with the parent.&nbsp; If the coin is actually the property of the teen, she may be negotiating permission to make the sale.&nbsp; I once needed to sell a bunch of silver dollars and my mom bought them from me rather than have them pass out of the family (they had been given me by my grandfather when they were worth face value).&nbsp; I got them back when she died 25 years later.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t know where you live or what relationship you have with the police but it would seem that it might be possible to talk to the officer that handles stolen property reports and see if such a coin is on the list.&nbsp; You might get a jerk that has no interest in being bothered by your stupid question but you might just get an excellent source that could fill you in on your rights and responsibilities with regard to stolen goods and dealing with minors just in case either subject comes up in your local ordinances.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if they would be allowed to offer advice or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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