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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 946929, member: 26302&quot;]I really don&#039;t see how this discussion got offtrack lilke this. A comparison of a fake versus real rolex and AU or BU coin is not remotely comparable. A proper comparison is a fake versus real rolex and fake versus real coin, or a very nice versus nice rolex, (real), and a BU and AU coin. Just because a dealer calls a coin a BU and someone else grades it AU does not mean it is not a real coin, it means a slight condition disagreement has occurred. Dang, you act like if a coin is not BU it is a forgery or something.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I sure hope someone would not throw you under the bus like this if you have ever made a mistake. Or, like many have pointed out, there is no authoritative guide to grading, (legally), so how would you even know what grading standards the dealer was using? I say again that legally, (and morally to me), if a buyer inspects the coin and as long as the dealer did not &quot;doctor&quot; the coin to fraudulently hide damage, it is completely the buyers responsibility to decide whether to buy or not. Any grade is an OPINION, even TPG&#039;s grades are OPINIONS, not facts. No coin can have a REAL grade, just opinions, which will vary based upon what standards they use.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Someone else brought up the fact the dealer is an expert versus the public. This applies if a little old lady comes in to sell coins. The dealer has an obligation to offer fair prices and not take advantage of a non collector. Selling to a collector is something different though. The collector is NOT a member of the general public, he is a collector and is expected to have his own knowledge and be held responsible for his own decisions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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