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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2405095, member: 19463&quot;]Staying ahead of the forgers is a hard task but worse is the fact that fakes refused by one dealer are certain to be shopped around to find one that might not know that one.&nbsp; If we were to send a collection of 1000 nice looking coins to a number of dealers on consignment and request sale as soon as possible, we would be asking a lot for every one to be perfect in each case.&nbsp; I agree with 4to2&#039;s list but more importantly that he has a list.&nbsp; Every dealer will make a few mistakes. The important thing is how they handle those mistakes.&nbsp; When we see enough mistakes that we start to question them being mistakes rather than sloppiness or, worse, malice, it is time to add another name to the &#039;no-fly&#039; list.&nbsp; Sure you can shop all sources and try to pull out the real coins from the bad but I&#039;d suggest that starving out sellers unable or unwilling to do their homework is in the best interest of us all. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you sell coins, do you select a dealer because you know they won&#039;t ask too many questions (due to ignorance or attitude)?&nbsp; If so, you, too, are the problem.&nbsp; How would you feel if dealers had a (secret?) resource where they posted photos of coins they had refused to handle, withdrawn or returned to consignors?&nbsp;&nbsp; How many fakes are you willing to tolerate in a 1000 lot sale?&nbsp; The government has a level of rat hairs they will allow in grain products on the market --- or would you rather not think about it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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