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<p>[QUOTE="carboni7e, post: 1887823, member: 13685"]Well, I finally have proof that DenverCertifiedCoins loads their rolls. Nothing they sell is actually unsearched, and their old-time wrappers are just bought in bulk and roughed up to appear old.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve bought from DCC in the past – “Unsearched BU Rolls” but I entirely expected them to be searched, as they were. I was happy with my purchases. Recently, they listed a roll as having a 1916 Matte Proof (Yes, please!). I picked up the roll for $232 (<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unsearched-Wheat-Roll-GEM-PR-1916-1928D-Northern-Trust-Chicago-/291087599677?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unsearched-Wheat-Roll-GEM-PR-1916-1928D-Northern-Trust-Chicago-/291087599677?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc" rel="nofollow">eBay listing</a>). The cent turned out to be nothing but a cleaned, damaged business strike. After some emails, they accepted the roll back and I got a full refund.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to do some investigating, and lo and behold, the “matte proof” cent that was in this old, unsearched roll had been purchased by them ONE MONTH earlier. So much for "old", "unsearched", "never been opened" rolls. Here’s the listing for that coin: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-LINCOLN-WHEAT-CENT-RAINBOW-WILD-TONED-MS-BU-UNC-GEM-PENNY-US-COIN-/331114092134?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4d17f01666&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-LINCOLN-WHEAT-CENT-RAINBOW-WILD-TONED-MS-BU-UNC-GEM-PENNY-US-COIN-/331114092134?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4d17f01666&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">1916 BU</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And here's my picture of the coin I received from DCC:</p><p><img src="http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii359/gandhi_sr/1916MPLnot.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would highly, highly recommend staying away from DenverCertifiedCoins unless you enjoy dealing with dishonest sellers. That’s it, have a fun safe weekend![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="carboni7e, post: 1887823, member: 13685"]Well, I finally have proof that DenverCertifiedCoins loads their rolls. Nothing they sell is actually unsearched, and their old-time wrappers are just bought in bulk and roughed up to appear old. I’ve bought from DCC in the past – “Unsearched BU Rolls” but I entirely expected them to be searched, as they were. I was happy with my purchases. Recently, they listed a roll as having a 1916 Matte Proof (Yes, please!). I picked up the roll for $232 ([URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unsearched-Wheat-Roll-GEM-PR-1916-1928D-Northern-Trust-Chicago-/291087599677?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc']eBay listing[/URL]). The cent turned out to be nothing but a cleaned, damaged business strike. After some emails, they accepted the roll back and I got a full refund. I decided to do some investigating, and lo and behold, the “matte proof” cent that was in this old, unsearched roll had been purchased by them ONE MONTH earlier. So much for "old", "unsearched", "never been opened" rolls. Here’s the listing for that coin: [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-LINCOLN-WHEAT-CENT-RAINBOW-WILD-TONED-MS-BU-UNC-GEM-PENNY-US-COIN-/331114092134?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item4d17f01666&nma=true&si=oFkKBhyHeiq1xnNWtb2tIgxgSeo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557']1916 BU[/URL] And here's my picture of the coin I received from DCC: [IMG]http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii359/gandhi_sr/1916MPLnot.png[/IMG] I would highly, highly recommend staying away from DenverCertifiedCoins unless you enjoy dealing with dishonest sellers. That’s it, have a fun safe weekend![/QUOTE]
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