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Message:: [QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1479899, member: 26302"]I guess you have never bought a large collection. You simply don't have time to check for rarities like that, and assume the previous owner would heve spotted them. Also, I SAID that the dealer recognized it when he picked it up, but was going to honor the price listed. At that point he knew it was mispriced, but was going to do the ethical thing and sell it for that. The collector, though, refused to pay the price and instead counteroffered. This broke the deal, allowing the dealer to pocket the piece instead of selling. Yes, he showed me the CBH afterwards since at the time I was collecting them. It was one of the 1824 overdates if I remember correctly. As to "the story just keeps getting better", whatever man. Not all overdates are that obvious, and if you don't wish to believe me that is your choice. I have nothing to prove by relaying what I have observed other than trying to help others out. I am kind of hoping you wish to haggle with all of your cherry picks, maybe some day you will have your own story to relate. The only time it almost happened to me was in a pick box at CICF and the dealer looked at one of the coins I had picked out. He actually pocketed it, and I asked if he was going to sell it. He said he would to me, so I got a nice little VF greek silver for $15. If I would have asked him for a discount, I am sure the coin would have remained in his pocket, and the answer would have been no.[/QUOTE]