quick to judge ??
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:30 pm
Hi, new to site.
Has anyone had any experiances with coin shops quickly evaluating your coins or banknotes, and dismissing anything they believe is "not worth anything" and then getting a low ball price ?
I recently sent some photos off to a few reputable coin dealers, of a 1838 1$ bank note from Harts Bank, Three Rivers Que. -chartered bank , to get a quik reply of "this is a remainder, and is worth $30 to $60 dollars to buy..
Now I know that they are not holding the note, feeling the paper, and seeing in person, which of course nobody would commit to anything they can not see in person, I get that. So I made a trip to a certification shop.. The person that looked at the note was very professional, and is doing some research for me , as he (not committing 100%) believes it is a unknown faceproof.
this is the second time this has happed to me, where I could have potentially missed out on a decent find.
A few years back, I brought a 1954 mod. 2$ banknote *R/R to a dealership, was offerd about $75.00 for it, so.. thinking about it, i got it certified the following week.
When i brought the same now certified note back to the dealer, was offerd $500.
I know it boils down to common sense and on my part, and doing the research, but has anyone else had similar experiances. Thoughts or Comments ?
Has anyone had any experiances with coin shops quickly evaluating your coins or banknotes, and dismissing anything they believe is "not worth anything" and then getting a low ball price ?
I recently sent some photos off to a few reputable coin dealers, of a 1838 1$ bank note from Harts Bank, Three Rivers Que. -chartered bank , to get a quik reply of "this is a remainder, and is worth $30 to $60 dollars to buy..
Now I know that they are not holding the note, feeling the paper, and seeing in person, which of course nobody would commit to anything they can not see in person, I get that. So I made a trip to a certification shop.. The person that looked at the note was very professional, and is doing some research for me , as he (not committing 100%) believes it is a unknown faceproof.
this is the second time this has happed to me, where I could have potentially missed out on a decent find.
A few years back, I brought a 1954 mod. 2$ banknote *R/R to a dealership, was offerd about $75.00 for it, so.. thinking about it, i got it certified the following week.
When i brought the same now certified note back to the dealer, was offerd $500.
I know it boils down to common sense and on my part, and doing the research, but has anyone else had similar experiances. Thoughts or Comments ?