Do dealers ever help other dealers when trying to determine the populations of a particular coin?
Longacre
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I was taking a look at a dealer's website. Let's call him Dealer A. In the description for a coin, he stated the following, "I don’t know of a single Gem example and the best that I am aware of is the PCGS MS64 in the Legend Collection."
Suppose that the coin series in question is one in which Dealer A knows is being handled by Dealer B, particularly if Dealer B is the main source of the Legend Collection. Dealer A wants to know whether Dealer B knows of any coins that are graded higher (simply because sometimes the population reports are questionable).
How often does Dealer B offer assistance to Dealer A, and disclose Dealer B's knowledge of the true population of a particular coin series?
Suppose that the coin series in question is one in which Dealer A knows is being handled by Dealer B, particularly if Dealer B is the main source of the Legend Collection. Dealer A wants to know whether Dealer B knows of any coins that are graded higher (simply because sometimes the population reports are questionable).
How often does Dealer B offer assistance to Dealer A, and disclose Dealer B's knowledge of the true population of a particular coin series?
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Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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Dealers help each other out regularly.
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If Dealer A is regarded by Dealer B as being excessively prominent then my guess is there is little chance of any meaningful help being offered.
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