Posted 03/10/2014 8:43 pm
If the price was $1 each I would take a gamble.
If not I would get my Red Book or large blown up photos printed from the internet and go back next week with a loupe and try my darndest to convince myself they were legit if they looked like the pictures.
I would also gauge their authenticity based on the other items the seller had for sale.
If the seller has a booth of name brand clothing and purses for $10 each and a bunch of new release CD's and DVD's for $1 each I would think the coins would be 99.99% fake.
There was a seller many years ago at the local swap meet who had cheap tools. I asked if he had any good tools and he had a box of Snap On, Mac, Matco, etc hidden under the table so no one shoplifted them. I scored a bunch of good tools for 10 cents on the dollar and exchanged a few with my dealer for new ones under warranty.
There are some deals to be had at swap meets and the such but you have to know what you are looking at.
If not I would get my Red Book or large blown up photos printed from the internet and go back next week with a loupe and try my darndest to convince myself they were legit if they looked like the pictures.
I would also gauge their authenticity based on the other items the seller had for sale.
If the seller has a booth of name brand clothing and purses for $10 each and a bunch of new release CD's and DVD's for $1 each I would think the coins would be 99.99% fake.
There was a seller many years ago at the local swap meet who had cheap tools. I asked if he had any good tools and he had a box of Snap On, Mac, Matco, etc hidden under the table so no one shoplifted them. I scored a bunch of good tools for 10 cents on the dollar and exchanged a few with my dealer for new ones under warranty.
There are some deals to be had at swap meets and the such but you have to know what you are looking at.
, sadly, with Philadelphian. 
