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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7400678, member: 101855"]<font size="6"><b>What happens if a coin dealer accidentally sells a fake coin?</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Simple, you have to make good on it, and eat it if you can't work with the person from whom you purchased the coin. </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>I had one instance in 12 years as a dealer. It was a 1798 Draped Bust Dime that graded Fine if it had been real. It was one heck of a counterfeit. I had to look it for 5 minutes with a 10X to really see the problem. The fields were wavy, but it was super subtle and something you would not see in a lot of cases. </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>I took it back to the dealer who had sold it to me. He could not see the problem, but he went to back to Bowers' Auction when he had bought it. Give Bowers full credit. They took it back and give him a refund. Bowers stood behind their word to make good on the counterfeit. </b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7400678, member: 101855"][SIZE=6][B]What happens if a coin dealer accidentally sells a fake coin?[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Simple, you have to make good on it, and eat it if you can't work with the person from whom you purchased the coin. [/B] [B][/B] [B]I had one instance in 12 years as a dealer. It was a 1798 Draped Bust Dime that graded Fine if it had been real. It was one heck of a counterfeit. I had to look it for 5 minutes with a 10X to really see the problem. The fields were wavy, but it was super subtle and something you would not see in a lot of cases. [/B] [B][/B] [B]I took it back to the dealer who had sold it to me. He could not see the problem, but he went to back to Bowers' Auction when he had bought it. Give Bowers full credit. They took it back and give him a refund. Bowers stood behind their word to make good on the counterfeit. [/B][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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