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<p>[QUOTE="Dougmeister, post: 3406952, member: 56842"]These are the (raw) coins that I purchased:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334588/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334588/">1900 $5 Liberty Head</a></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Six (6) members here believe it to be fake from the photos, and one believed it to be real (just a late die state).</p><p><br /></p><p>Two local coin shops, with the coin in hand, told me that it was genuine (one of them tested it with an XRF scanner, which validated that it was the correct metal composition).</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334726/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334726/">1853 $1 Princess</a></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Five (5) members here believe it to be genuine, although damaged. One thought it to be a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>One local coin shop said it was a fake because:</p><p>A) an XRF scan reported metal composition outside the expected parameters</p><p>B) the "double ring" or whatever is going on with the rim</p><p>C) the overall "look" of the coin</p><p><br /></p><p>The other local coin shop said it was genuine (the rim was just how some of these coins looked); he didn't notice the scratches, or believed that they would not result in a "details" grade.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>My takeaway? Advice from a very knowledgeable moderator here: only buy from dealers that I know and trust because they will accept returns [if I have a good reason].</p><p><br /></p><p>After all of this drama, the coins may or may not in actuality be legitimate. But the very fact that they have caused this much controversy makes me leery of buying any coin worth over $100 at a show from a dealer whom I do not know (raw *or* slabbed).</p><p><br /></p><p>Long-time collectors and dealers here may say that dealers don't want people like me buying from them anyway. That's fine; that is their prerogative.</p><p><br /></p><p>HOWEVER, I also expect dealers to accept returns if a buyer finds something "wrong" with the coins once they get home. Many of you believe that once I buy it, there are no returns, or only if the item is proven to be fake. I have come to the conclusion that I expect too much of dealers at shows and will work on both curtailing my expectations and examining the coins <i>much</i> more closely if I ever decide to buy at a show again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dougmeister, post: 3406952, member: 56842"]These are the (raw) coins that I purchased: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334588/']1900 $5 Liberty Head[/URL] [INDENT]Six (6) members here believe it to be fake from the photos, and one believed it to be real (just a late die state). Two local coin shops, with the coin in hand, told me that it was genuine (one of them tested it with an XRF scanner, which validated that it was the correct metal composition).[/INDENT] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/334726/']1853 $1 Princess[/URL] [INDENT]Five (5) members here believe it to be genuine, although damaged. One thought it to be a fake. One local coin shop said it was a fake because: A) an XRF scan reported metal composition outside the expected parameters B) the "double ring" or whatever is going on with the rim C) the overall "look" of the coin The other local coin shop said it was genuine (the rim was just how some of these coins looked); he didn't notice the scratches, or believed that they would not result in a "details" grade.[/INDENT] My takeaway? Advice from a very knowledgeable moderator here: only buy from dealers that I know and trust because they will accept returns [if I have a good reason]. After all of this drama, the coins may or may not in actuality be legitimate. But the very fact that they have caused this much controversy makes me leery of buying any coin worth over $100 at a show from a dealer whom I do not know (raw *or* slabbed). Long-time collectors and dealers here may say that dealers don't want people like me buying from them anyway. That's fine; that is their prerogative. HOWEVER, I also expect dealers to accept returns if a buyer finds something "wrong" with the coins once they get home. Many of you believe that once I buy it, there are no returns, or only if the item is proven to be fake. I have come to the conclusion that I expect too much of dealers at shows and will work on both curtailing my expectations and examining the coins [I]much[/I] more closely if I ever decide to buy at a show again.[/QUOTE]
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