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<p>[QUOTE="sandiego99, post: 1090065, member: 28991"]<b>Coast to Coast Coins - review</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My elderly father bought about 50 coin coins from this shop. I inherited them after the fact, and I will tell you these guys are 100% crooks. I sent in 8 (of what I thought were the best!) to NGC for grading. Every single one failed to meet the grade as stated by CoastCoin. <b>Every one</b>. Two were not even graded - "altered surface, no grade" and "unc details, improper cleaning". The rest of the supposedly Gem Unc. coins were UNC . . .some even low UNC. I called the shop to talk to them (<b>before</b> I got the grade results). I was polite and curteous and wanted to just ask what their policies and approaches were with respect to cleaning of coins prior to sale. Was given a sneering, insulting, tireade by the owner/manager for even asking questions about their policies concerning coin cleaning. Took lots of time to insult me, and how obviously ignorant I was. Belittled grading companies and how stupid I was for even using them. <b>NOW I know why</b>!!! (as if I didn't suspect already). This shop unfortunately is the kind of business that gives others a black eye, makes people suspicious and untrusting of other legitimate shops. Con artists and thieves. Beware.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sandiego99, post: 1090065, member: 28991"][b]Coast to Coast Coins - review[/b] My elderly father bought about 50 coin coins from this shop. I inherited them after the fact, and I will tell you these guys are 100% crooks. I sent in 8 (of what I thought were the best!) to NGC for grading. Every single one failed to meet the grade as stated by CoastCoin. [B]Every one[/B]. Two were not even graded - "altered surface, no grade" and "unc details, improper cleaning". The rest of the supposedly Gem Unc. coins were UNC . . .some even low UNC. I called the shop to talk to them ([B]before[/B] I got the grade results). I was polite and curteous and wanted to just ask what their policies and approaches were with respect to cleaning of coins prior to sale. Was given a sneering, insulting, tireade by the owner/manager for even asking questions about their policies concerning coin cleaning. Took lots of time to insult me, and how obviously ignorant I was. Belittled grading companies and how stupid I was for even using them. [B]NOW I know why[/B]!!! (as if I didn't suspect already). This shop unfortunately is the kind of business that gives others a black eye, makes people suspicious and untrusting of other legitimate shops. Con artists and thieves. Beware.[/QUOTE]
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