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<p>[QUOTE="squaredealer23, post: 808720, member: 17426"]<b>Look closely</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a bunch of Walkers and Buffalo nickels from these guys a couple of years ago when I was getting back into collecting after many years. Each coin was supposed to be graded MS 62, 63, etc--I ordered what ever number I wanted. They were about 80% of Redbook value! To me they looked great when I got them. I took them to my coin shop and he looked at them under his loupe. He declared them "dipped" and "whizzed" and showed me what to look for. I sent them back, but it was a hassle.</p><p> </p><p>The coins on that website are just too cheap to be accurately graded. Plus, I get the impression that they just run out and buy the coins from the wholesale market after you order them. No legitimate reason for (1) their refusal to show you a picture of the coin before you buy it, or (2) the month it takes to get your coins, or (3) the unfriendly return policy --with a restocking fee.</p><p> </p><p>Chances are some of their coins are gems, but I decided that this type of purchasing was not for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="squaredealer23, post: 808720, member: 17426"][b]Look closely[/b] I bought a bunch of Walkers and Buffalo nickels from these guys a couple of years ago when I was getting back into collecting after many years. Each coin was supposed to be graded MS 62, 63, etc--I ordered what ever number I wanted. They were about 80% of Redbook value! To me they looked great when I got them. I took them to my coin shop and he looked at them under his loupe. He declared them "dipped" and "whizzed" and showed me what to look for. I sent them back, but it was a hassle. The coins on that website are just too cheap to be accurately graded. Plus, I get the impression that they just run out and buy the coins from the wholesale market after you order them. No legitimate reason for (1) their refusal to show you a picture of the coin before you buy it, or (2) the month it takes to get your coins, or (3) the unfriendly return policy --with a restocking fee. Chances are some of their coins are gems, but I decided that this type of purchasing was not for me.[/QUOTE]
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