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<p>[QUOTE="coloradotokens, post: 1050396, member: 17153"]<font size="3"><font face="Calibri">A few weeks ago I was asked to appraise a coin collection for an estate, but this estate had a “conservator” which is basically a power of attorney appointed by the county court. At the last minute I was called and they said I was not approved by the courts to do the appraisal. The estate was then appraised by the only certified coin appraiser in the county and I lost the job because I was not a court approved appraiser. The appraisal came out to about $200,000 and cost almost $8,000 to do the appraisal, about $125 an hour. The executors of the estate were not pleased with the coin dealer that did the appraisal because of the price that he charged, and I was hoping that someone on CT can tell me how to become a licensed coin appraiser. </font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">I am looking into the American Society of Appraisers, but have also been told that some colleges or online programs can also certify people to become appraisers. </font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Can someone please shed some light on this inquiry?</font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Thanks CT,</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coloradotokens, post: 1050396, member: 17153"][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]A few weeks ago I was asked to appraise a coin collection for an estate, but this estate had a “conservator” which is basically a power of attorney appointed by the county court. At the last minute I was called and they said I was not approved by the courts to do the appraisal. The estate was then appraised by the only certified coin appraiser in the county and I lost the job because I was not a court approved appraiser. The appraisal came out to about $200,000 and cost almost $8,000 to do the appraisal, about $125 an hour. The executors of the estate were not pleased with the coin dealer that did the appraisal because of the price that he charged, and I was hoping that someone on CT can tell me how to become a licensed coin appraiser. [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I am looking into the American Society of Appraisers, but have also been told that some colleges or online programs can also certify people to become appraisers. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Can someone please shed some light on this inquiry?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Thanks CT,[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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