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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2597934, member: 24314&quot;]I&#039;ll take a crack as I agree w/ [USER=1892]@SuperDave[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, the <b>GENUINE </b>coin is a pretty beat-up Fine-15 even though &quot;Liberty&quot; is incomplete.&nbsp; The scrapes on both sides of &quot;Liberty&#039;s&quot; head put me off.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to <i>Coin Market </i>price guide:&nbsp; Fine $60&nbsp; VF $70<i>.&nbsp; </i>Looks like you got an over graded coin at close to a fair price.&nbsp; I would have passed on the coin at that price.&nbsp; Continue to build a relationship with the dealer and you&#039;ll get better prices in the future.&nbsp; On your next purchase, pick a time when he is not busy and ask him to help learn how to grade the coin you are thinking of buying.&nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">Don&#039;t question his opinion even if you know it is BS.</span>&nbsp; I learned my lessons the hard way and have been thrown out and exiled from several shops as a rookie collector for questioning the dealer&#039;s BS.&nbsp; As soon as I gained my status as a professional, each was eager to seek my opinion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Take in everything your dealer says, thank him, praise his coin&#039;s and his knowledge; yet hold on to your money until the deal is OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the 1877-S, one look in a grading guide and he will not be able to defend his opinion of VF.&nbsp; He may even try to tell you it is a weakly struck coin from a Branch Mint.&nbsp; Anyway, do your research first, keep asking questions, and don&#039;t purchase anything that does not match the photos in the guide, on the Internet, or from some members posting here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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