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<p>[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 2624769, member: 1765"]First, welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, retail shops are not in the business of paying top dollar for their inventory. If you go into one with "a bunch of stuff" and you don't know much about it, 9 times out of 10 you'll get a pretty low offer. Sometimes this is because they're trying to rip you off, but often it's because it's not material they can move quickly, and may have to wholesale to someone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the grades, your 1831 quarter that you think should grade 65 throws up a red flag for me. While $25 is a very low offer for anything but a very low grade piece, an MS65 bust quarter is roughly a $20,000 coin. Clearly there's some disconnect here between your perception, the dealer's, and reality. Post pictures here of what you have and you'll get some sound guidance as to how to proceed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 2624769, member: 1765"]First, welcome. Second, retail shops are not in the business of paying top dollar for their inventory. If you go into one with "a bunch of stuff" and you don't know much about it, 9 times out of 10 you'll get a pretty low offer. Sometimes this is because they're trying to rip you off, but often it's because it's not material they can move quickly, and may have to wholesale to someone else. As for the grades, your 1831 quarter that you think should grade 65 throws up a red flag for me. While $25 is a very low offer for anything but a very low grade piece, an MS65 bust quarter is roughly a $20,000 coin. Clearly there's some disconnect here between your perception, the dealer's, and reality. Post pictures here of what you have and you'll get some sound guidance as to how to proceed.[/QUOTE]
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