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sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/19/2014 06:49 am A coin dealer will grade lower, because if he is to buy it, he knows a lower grade should result in a lower buying price. The opposite applies to a seller. I understand why the dealer said what he said. He is not a TPG without any vested interest. Therefore, I don't believe the dealer. Report this Post to the Staff
nealeffendi Pillar of the Community Australia 852 Posts	Posted 02/22/2014 8:14 pm Without having a close examination in hand it isn't possible to give an exact grading. But shame on those 2 dealers who called it ChUnc and VF. There is signs of minor wear on the high points so it isn't Unc and the coin is at least a nice EF. The coin looks AU53-55 so it might possibly end up AU50 or AU58 when it is properly graded. Report this Post to the Staff
Learjet Pillar of the Community Australia 655 Posts	Posted 02/22/2014 9:51 pm Thanks guys. Have sold the coin to the dealer as I desperately needed the cash quickly to take my cat to the vet. I noticed the dealer is now reselling the same coin as an Unc. I just have one question now. How do I become a dealer? lol. Report this Post to the Staff
PNC king Valued Member Australia 444 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 07:01 am don't be afraid to name and shame the dealer learjet Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 07:52 am Learjet: I hope you are able to get your cat upgraded from poor to at least VF! THEN you would have gotten good value for your half sovereign. Report this Post to the Staff
GaryN Valued Member Canada 293 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 4:44 pm I recently took a brand new mint coin that was MS as you can get. The first thing he said when he looked at it was, "how did it get so scratched up?" I learned from then on to never trust him and it sounds like your dealer is much the same. Too bad. Report this Post to the Staff
serial Pillar of the Community Australia 539 Posts	Posted 03/21/2014 8:33 pm my favourite dealer response was when I handed a dealer I had only just meet a 1923 half penny and he looked it over and then asked me "what have you got here?" I bet you if I had said a penny my grandma left me how much is it worth I would have been offered $50 Report this Post to the Staff
shanew Pillar of the Community Australia 1041 Posts	Posted 03/22/2014 5:51 pm name and shame Report this Post to the Staff
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