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I have never before bought a coin like that!
RYK
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Well, I am not going to show you the coin yet, but I have never before bought a coin in this manner before. 
Here's the deal. There was (is) a fairly common rare date gold coin that I needed for my collection (some of you already know what it is ), and I have been looking in coin auctions, perusing every dealer inventory that I know, scouring the bourse at FUN, and monitoring ebay for a while. The coin is readily available but in the grade range that I wanted, no luck. 
On a lark, I did a google search for the coin, and on page 3, I found the coin in exactly the grade and price that I was looking. It was sold by a dealer that I never had heard of. (I asked around a bit, and no one I asked knew him either.). I called the Maryland-based dealer today and after a somewhat awkward start, we had a great conversation. He was a great guy, in his 80's, been doing coins for over 50 years, but now the kids and grandkids run the business. Rumor has it that he (or his son) was Julian's mentor
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At any rate, we made a deal, I have a new friend in the coin biz, and I should have the coin that I have been seeking for several months next week. I was a little concerned to call a dealer out of the blue as I had become very accustomed to doing most of my business with familiar dealers, via auction, or in person. This transaction was out of my comfort zone, but I learned some valuable lessons.
1. If you cannot find a coin via the usual channels, it probably is worth it to try google. It's free, and it takes very little time.
2. Don't be afraid to call a dealer that you do not know. Be careful, as always, but step out now and then.
3. The coin that you want is out there; it wants to find you as much as you want to find it.
I will post the coin to this thread when I receive it in hand and have confirmed that I am keeping it. Until then, fingers crossed.
Here's the deal. There was (is) a fairly common rare date gold coin that I needed for my collection (some of you already know what it is
), and I have been looking in coin auctions, perusing every dealer inventory that I know, scouring the bourse at FUN, and monitoring ebay for a while. The coin is readily available but in the grade range that I wanted, no luck. On a lark, I did a google search for the coin, and on page 3, I found the coin in exactly the grade and price that I was looking. It was sold by a dealer that I never had heard of. (I asked around a bit, and no one I asked knew him either.). I called the Maryland-based dealer today and after a somewhat awkward start, we had a great conversation. He was a great guy, in his 80's, been doing coins for over 50 years, but now the kids and grandkids run the business. Rumor has it that he (or his son) was Julian's mentor
.At any rate, we made a deal, I have a new friend in the coin biz, and I should have the coin that I have been seeking for several months next week. I was a little concerned to call a dealer out of the blue as I had become very accustomed to doing most of my business with familiar dealers, via auction, or in person. This transaction was out of my comfort zone, but I learned some valuable lessons.
1. If you cannot find a coin via the usual channels, it probably is worth it to try google. It's free, and it takes very little time.
2. Don't be afraid to call a dealer that you do not know. Be careful, as always, but step out now and then.
3. The coin that you want is out there; it wants to find you as much as you want to find it.
I will post the coin to this thread when I receive it in hand and have confirmed that I am keeping it. Until then, fingers crossed.
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I've had the opposite happen - a seller does a Google search, see's my offer on the BST and contacts me.
Looking forward to seeing it.
That's using the old Noggin' !
Looking forward to see this mystery coin !
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<< <i>What is a "common rare date gold coin"
A dated gold coin that is not especially rare.
<< <i>Why would anyone be afraid to call a dealer? Dealers want your money and business. >>
60% of buyers surveyed place some value on the dealer, his reputation, and what he brings to the table.
AB
<< <i>Sadly when I do google image search for hard times tokens mostly everything I see already belongs to me
Well at least you know that you still have them. Had you not Googled it you could never be sure!
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<< <i>Sadly when I do google image search for hard times tokens mostly everything I see already belongs to me
Well at least you know that you still have them. Had you not Googled it you could never be sure!
It's due to the NGC forums as any image you posted there can be instantly found on google.
I hadn't noticed it until after I post close to 80 tokens.
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<< <i>What is a "common rare date gold coin"
A dated gold coin that is not especially rare. >>
I rarely date common gold coins.
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