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<p>[QUOTE="Carthago, post: 2406398, member: 76111"]ArtCoins Roma have a disturbingly high percentage of high quality, and some not so high quality, fakes in their auctions. I only bought one coin from them, one of the earlier auctions, turned out to be a fake (about a $10,000 coin). In fact, it was pointed out to me by Richard Beale from Roma (who I have always found to be very reputable BTW).</p><p><br /></p><p>I fought with them for months to get my money back and when I did, I lost nearly $1000 in FOREX. They insisted it came from an famous old collection, was genuine beyond doubt, and wouldn't accept my word that I had it reviewed at a coin show by Baldwins, Ed Waddell, CNG, Tom Cederlind Frank Kovacs and NAC all of whom damned it. I was forced to get David Sear to condemn it in writing before they would entertain a refund and then the fun began actually getting them to send the money. </p><p><br /></p><p>And guess what. They never bothered to get the coin back. Old collection my ass. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":rage:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Carthago, post: 2406398, member: 76111"]ArtCoins Roma have a disturbingly high percentage of high quality, and some not so high quality, fakes in their auctions. I only bought one coin from them, one of the earlier auctions, turned out to be a fake (about a $10,000 coin). In fact, it was pointed out to me by Richard Beale from Roma (who I have always found to be very reputable BTW). I fought with them for months to get my money back and when I did, I lost nearly $1000 in FOREX. They insisted it came from an famous old collection, was genuine beyond doubt, and wouldn't accept my word that I had it reviewed at a coin show by Baldwins, Ed Waddell, CNG, Tom Cederlind Frank Kovacs and NAC all of whom damned it. I was forced to get David Sear to condemn it in writing before they would entertain a refund and then the fun began actually getting them to send the money. And guess what. They never bothered to get the coin back. Old collection my ass. :rage:[/QUOTE]
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