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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2822890, member: 112&quot;]You are quite correct, but it&#039;s not just con shops. Let me give you an example Galen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you ever heard of CNG, Classical Numismatic Group Inc. ? They are one of the most well known and prestigious dealers and auction houses there is, specializing in Classical, Medieval, and British numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/About+CNG.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/About+CNG.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/About+CNG.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Well approximately 12-13 years ago I was searching through upcoming auctions all over and ran across a coin in one of their auctions. This is the coin I found - </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]663227[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]663228[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now you would think that a firm like CNG would know what that coin was, however they had it attributed incorrectly in their auction literature. At the time, there were only 2 examples of that coin known to exist in the world. But yet I recognized it, I knew what it was. So I put in a bid and got it for a song.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is if CNG, with some of the most knowledgeable numismatists there are on their staff, didn&#039;t recognize the coin then how many coin dealers at coin shops do you think there are who would recognize it ? </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s the same kind of thing you&#039;re talking about that happened with your coin. I&#039;m not sure why but a lot of people have this idea that coin dealers are supposed to be very knowledgeable, but the sad fact is most of them are not. Most of them know the general things, common coins mostly, and some even specialize. And if they specialize they may know that field very well. But when it comes to other things, they don&#039;t have a clue. They often, very often even, don&#039;t know near as much as the collectors do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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