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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pcrdnadave, post: 23463, member: 1672&quot;]A while back I was visiting a local coin dealer here in WV. He no longer has a shop but I&#039;ll still not give a name.&nbsp; I took in a full centered obverse brockage Lincoln cent to get his expert opinion on what the coin was. I had no idea about such things then and he really did have the nicest coins around (and therefore knew the most about coins in my mind at the time).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow, the coin was in a 2X2 and he asked if he could remove it to take a better look at the edge.&nbsp; I agreed and he removed the coin by peeling open the 2X2.&nbsp; He then began to look at the coin with a loupe and to rub my coin with his thumb rather firmly.&nbsp; Finally he decided that the coin was a real error and he put it back in another 2X2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even then I knew how to handle coins properly but didn&#039;t say anything.&nbsp; I guess out of respect, he did have all of the nice coins, or maybe I just didn&#039;t know better.&nbsp;&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t figure out why he had rubbed the coin in such a manner until I looked at it again after I got home.&nbsp; Yes, there was a big fresh scratch right across the obverse.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I still harbor a grudge over this.&nbsp; More that he tried to hide what had happed than that it happened in the first place.&nbsp; This person still sells at local shows and I just bypass his tables without taking a second look.&nbsp; I will say hi but I don&#039;t know if he knows why he&#039;s not getting my business.&nbsp;&nbsp; I feel better getting that off my shoulders.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe someone can learn from my mistakes and:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Don&#039;t let someone else take your coins out of the holder. You do it.</p><p>2. If something doesn&#039;t seem right, speak up.&nbsp; Respectfully of course.</p><p>3. Don&#039;t burn bridges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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