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<p>[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 2075328, member: 59677"]That was the whole point behind the scheme. You paid extra to have a recognized expert in a particular area review the attribution and grade before the coin was encapsulated. </p><p><br /></p><p>It fell apart fairly soon - I have heard two reasons: one was that they started using pre-signed inserts (skipping the expensive and slow step of sending the coins out for review and return) and the second was that Brian Beardsley's widow stopped paying the experts. As I wasn't in the game in those days I don't know what really happened.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 2075328, member: 59677"]That was the whole point behind the scheme. You paid extra to have a recognized expert in a particular area review the attribution and grade before the coin was encapsulated. It fell apart fairly soon - I have heard two reasons: one was that they started using pre-signed inserts (skipping the expensive and slow step of sending the coins out for review and return) and the second was that Brian Beardsley's widow stopped paying the experts. As I wasn't in the game in those days I don't know what really happened.[/QUOTE]
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