Coin grading idea!

trey -

Why didn't you ask him what he was going to charge you before you ever had him send the coins in for you ? That would have avoided the whole thing.

As for finding a trusted and respected dealer, yes that is still the - your word - mantra. But I have never said that it needs to be dealer with a shop close to you. You can pick a dealer on the other side of the country to buy from, sell to, have him submit coins for you - whatever. That is the advantage of the idea - they don't need to be close to you.