Not rare coins -- I bought some common Morgans from them back before I knew better. The coins were very nice, and very conservatively graded, and they are still happily in my collection.
I have never bought a coin from Littleton, but a local dealer near me evidently bought a collection from somebody who bought lots and lots of coins from them. I bought one coin from that group, at face value -- a 70's clad Kennedy with some really interesting toning inside the sealed Littleton cello-wrap package. The package was neatly typed up, and described the coin as "brilliant uncirculated." I opened it up at home, and lo and behold, the coin had gotten the crap cleaned out of it. Who knows what they charged their original customer. I spent the coin in commerce.
I've brought 5ea 2004 ASE's for 7 bucks each at cost from them on approval. I got the coins and some over priced ASE's, sent them back and told them I wasn't interested anymore. They paid for the return shipping and never bothered me again except for an Email every once in awhile. Not a bad deal
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Of course, I did, however, pay too much...
Rex
I have never bought a coin from Littleton, but a local dealer near me evidently bought a collection from somebody who bought lots and lots of coins from them. I bought one coin from that group, at face value -- a 70's clad Kennedy with some really interesting toning inside the sealed Littleton cello-wrap package. The package was neatly typed up, and described the coin as "brilliant uncirculated." I opened it up at home, and lo and behold, the coin had gotten the crap cleaned out of it. Who knows what they charged their original customer. I spent the coin in commerce.
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<< <i>I didn't think they sold rare coins. >>
Yea. I thought they only sold widgets.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire