Anyone cherry picked overseas?

clackamas

I have a friend going to Valparaiso, Chile, a major stop over port on the route around the horn, i.e before the Panama cannal. He is not a coin guy but I told him to buy anthing US from before 1880 that he see's. has anyone been to a place like this and cherry picked? Any advice?

SlangNRox

Would they even have anything US from before 1880 and would he be able to tell if it was real?

clackamas

Good question, however I would think that fakes would not be common, or even likely, however it is a risk.

Dennis88

I try it almost every month here in the Netherlands, no succes yet.

Dennis

dldallen

Speaking from Brazil, there is stuff out here pre-1880. I'm not sure about asking a non-coin guy to look for it though because a lot of the stuff I find has spent considerable time on a buffing wheel!

Look at some of the Yahoo.com.br (or choose your country) coin auctions and you can get a feel for what will be available out here. Dave

MadMarty

You should see all the nice trade dollars they have in Hong Kong!!!

darktone

I made a killing when ebay first went world wide. Every time they added a new country I made some killer deals but about two years ago things pretty much dried up and the risk of getting ripped off or buying a counterfiet outgrew the chances of getting a steal. So many counterfiets now I would not even buy gold overseas unless you know what to look for and are able to absorb losses. Trade dollars and seated dollars are heavily faked so I would stay away from these as well. Probably safe buying circulated non key dates but then why bother for common coins. mike

ScarsdaleCoin

mucho conterfiets senior.....

clackamas

I would feel comfortable doing it but I should probably tell my buddy to not take the risk unless he can get a coin really cheap, like a buck or two.

CarlWohlforth

I've heard there are loads of 1804 Dollars in Afganistan! Everything I've seen in the Philippines (where I'm going in two weeks) seems cleaned...