So, what are the chances this is a reliable website for coins?

Hyperion

http://www.numismatica.it/

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Numismatica Lago Maggiore S.p.A.???

Anyone have any experience here?

goldboy

No experiences with them here but from the 1.75 million+ hits to the site it may be well worth investigating! Nevertheless, I think it is a pretty cool site for modern coin research and observation of such (for me anyway). JMO

spoon

I've run across them before, but never really got that warm & fuzzy. I really don't trust their grading. I know a lot of dealers in Europe overlook entire categories of defects when labeling something UNC, but theirs seem utterly miserable. None of the below appear to be the FDC they claim them as--and all are high value items.





The last one even looks polished!

Finding a reliable dealer in Italy is a pain... they do exist, but I've always been annoyed by how things work there as far as coins go. (Full disclosure: I'm Italian! Still have family there, etc.)

And then when you do find a reliable dealer, prices tend to be higher than they are out of country. And then, if you make a deal... hope and pray the postal service doesn't eat your package!


Shorter version: Beware.

goldboy

You make some good points spoon!

After a little browsing I too see some of the things you refer to. I have all Of the coins you posted (in uncirculated condition) and they are indeed a far cry from what they are presenting! The last one pictured was most likely (maybe) cleaned with any one of the many "coin cleaners" available on the market. Who knows?

Overall, I think they are at least "reputable" for the ALBUM COLLECTORS and somewhat "iffy" for the true conniseurs of fine coins. JMOA

Hyperion

agreed, good points, still I emailed them with a couple questions. we'll see how they react