Yesterday, I went to a local coin shop and ask for two Silver Eagles. Last night while looking at the coins I noticed the date on one was hard to read with the naked eye. Looking closer with a loupe the area around the date is scratched so bad it looks like it has been hung in a vending machine(no kidding)! I'm pretty disappointed and contemplating taking it back to see if they'll trade. Is this appropriate? I know if I order a coin from the mint or anywhere else there's no guarantee of getting a perfect coin, but I would assume that I should get one in decent shape.
Posted 11/04/2006 10:12 am
You should have every expectation, when buying from a dealer, that the coin (especially an ASE) will be in undamaged condition. Assuming the coin is in original packaging, the dealer had better be perfectly willing to take that coin back in exchange for a good one. If it's raw, not in sealed packaging, he'd have reason to argue that you were the one who damaged it.
