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<p>[QUOTE="Siggi Palma, post: 1216561, member: 18255"]I buy and sell coins and I have adverts in many papers. So occasionaly I get fakes that come in most of wich are US coins that everyone knows. </p><p><br /></p><p>Every phone call is the same " Hi I have a silver dollar that´s from 1800´s how much would you give for one of those. I have a few questions I ask like were did you get it and most are " I bought it last year at a market in spain, thailand, china ect and I know the answer. But sometimes people say things that make me want to see the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today I got a call and the person had the right answers, Came from my father who got it from his father. No odd mint mark under eagle ect, His father was in the states at the time. I tell him what the coin could be worth and explain the whole grading process wich I always have to do when it comes to people with no clue to coins. I ask him again some polite questions and we agree on meeting. </p><p><br /></p><p>He turns up with the coin and it´s stamped COPY.........</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I have a new question to ask I just thoguht that one wouldnt have to <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Either he thougt that I was stupit and I would take the story above the COPY stamped on the coin or the person thought that COPY ment REAL ! Some people ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Siggi[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Siggi Palma, post: 1216561, member: 18255"]I buy and sell coins and I have adverts in many papers. So occasionaly I get fakes that come in most of wich are US coins that everyone knows. Every phone call is the same " Hi I have a silver dollar that´s from 1800´s how much would you give for one of those. I have a few questions I ask like were did you get it and most are " I bought it last year at a market in spain, thailand, china ect and I know the answer. But sometimes people say things that make me want to see the coin. Today I got a call and the person had the right answers, Came from my father who got it from his father. No odd mint mark under eagle ect, His father was in the states at the time. I tell him what the coin could be worth and explain the whole grading process wich I always have to do when it comes to people with no clue to coins. I ask him again some polite questions and we agree on meeting. He turns up with the coin and it´s stamped COPY......... Now I have a new question to ask I just thoguht that one wouldnt have to :) Either he thougt that I was stupit and I would take the story above the COPY stamped on the coin or the person thought that COPY ment REAL ! Some people ! :) Siggi[/QUOTE]
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