THE *COLLECTOR-DEALER* INTERACTION posted by The Artist's Collection

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Coins are purchased from a variety of sources:

*Dedicated Auction (Brick & Mortar) Houses

*Online non-dealer Auction Websites

*Dealer Websites

*Dealer Auctions and website Auctions

*Direct Dealer Interaction or Dealer afar transactions

*Commercial Merchandise Auction Website

*Live Yearly Coin Exhibitions: City/State Shows

*Coin Club Shows

*And Many More

What they have in common is the usage of coin imagery.

Back to the issue: the coin image is the vehicle we rely on to tell the truth about the coin so we can make a judgement for its purchase.

 

Did you ever see an AU58 in a slab graded MS64? I certainly have seen many

such coins.

The problem of who graded the coin is a separate issue not addressed here.

I have seen coins that did belong in their assigned graded holder.

I have bought coins that appeared properly graded in their holder from coin imagery that had been deliberately, visually, obfuscated to hide the defects and grade designation.

I have had to photograph such a coin and to send it as a side by side image comparison to the dealer. It was an unfortunate dealer to receive evidence of what was real and what was fake.

 

That brings us to the collector-dealer interaction which is the subject of this journal entry.

 

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[The Fielding Collection]

Could you please post the dealer photo as I've been the victim of the same bait and switch...Mike