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Have you ever lost a coin sent to you on approval?
RYK
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Last week, I received a "care package" from a dealer-friend with a potpourri of various numismatic items, about a dozen in all, some slabbed, some raw, some in tissue, some in paper flips. On the same day, my family flew into town for a visit. I quickly opened the package, gave brief inspection to the contents, pulled out some of my own coins to compare, and shoved it all into the safe (or so I thought 
).
The following week, I took everything out and spread the items on the floor for a more thorough inspection. It turns out that one of the selections he sent was a pair of two different strikings of an "excessively rare" medal. I planned to keep the earlier striking and return the later one (so he could sell it to Longacre ), but I could not find it. I searched around for it for a day or so, before it finally turned up in the box that he sent the coins in. I keep these boxes because I use them for returns, and it was wadded up with the stuffing. I was relieved to find it (and so should be Longacre) as otherwise I would have ended up buying it (and Longacre would not get my sloppy seconds 
). Phew!
).The following week, I took everything out and spread the items on the floor for a more thorough inspection. It turns out that one of the selections he sent was a pair of two different strikings of an "excessively rare" medal. I planned to keep the earlier striking and return the later one (so he could sell it to Longacre
), but I could not find it. I searched around for it for a day or so, before it finally turned up in the box that he sent the coins in. I keep these boxes because I use them for returns, and it was wadded up with the stuffing. I was relieved to find it (and so should be Longacre) as otherwise I would have ended up buying it (and Longacre would not get my sloppy seconds ). Phew! 0
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<< <i>and Longacre would not get my sloppy seconds
Nah, I'd better not post anything here...
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I did send a box of nickels to a wrong address once. Had the FBI call me because it had been turned into the bomb squad in Florida. I had used foam insulation to completely surround the inner box. But the foam pushed the outer box out as it expanded. Made it look suspicious to the accidental recipient. This box made it all the way through the post office system which is funny. Anyways did get the coins back and sent to the correct address.
I believe you meant a coin sent on approval.
It is funny you should ask about consigned coins. I just searched for 3 hours for the sale records for an 8th coin of a consignment that I am selling. Finally I pulled out the invoice and saw the 8 crossed out and changed to 7 (handwritten). I guess I should have looked there first.
--Jerry
They called prior to gradind and told me I sent 12 coins not 13.
I'm glad I only told them "fine I'll look into it when I get them back"
The coin turned up a week later on the floor behind my desk.
Back in 1972 or so Steve Ivy Rare Coin sent me an unsolicted package of rare seated dimes worth about $13,000. I had about $50 to my name at the time and couldn't afford the postage to send them back. I waited for SIR coin to send me the $15 to return them.
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Rob
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<< <i>Another local dealer had about 7k worth of Morgans from a Prominent collector in town when he was hit leaving a show. he had no insurance ! >>
...........WOW!............don't give THAT guy a klondike bar..