Has anyone ever heard of numismatists Michael Storeim and Richard Melamed?

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• Michigan Posts: 4,942 ✭

  August 29, 2006 2:33AM

  
  
  << <i>Does anyone know their background? Their names sound familiar. Do they do catalog work for the Cousins Goldberg? >>
  
  
  
  Storeim is under investigation in the Coingate scandal. I recognize the other name as well but can't
  place it.

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• FatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭

  August 29, 2006 2:34AM

  Michael Storeim is somehow involved in the Ohio scandal. If I recall it was reported that some of the coins were stolen from his house with a bunch of cigars or something like that.

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• coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭

  August 29, 2006 2:36AM

  Here you go:
  
  link

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• tradedollarnut Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 29, 2006 2:37AM

  
  
  << <i>
  
  << <i>Does anyone know their background? Their names sound familiar. Do they do catalog work for the Cousins Goldberg? >>
  
  
  
  Storeim is under investigation in the Coingate scandal. I recognize the other name as well but can't place it. >>
  
  
  
  They were partners.
  
  To give you an example of how these guys operate: Over a period of a couple of years, I financed millions of dollars of purchases from them. Then they got a pop 1/0 trade dollar I needed and they tried to ram it where the sun don't shine. I countered with an offer of 25% more than was paid for a very similar coin less than a year ago and they declined. They then proceded to sell the coin elsewhere for less than my offer just to spite me.
  
  With gentlemen like this to do business with - who needs enemies?

  Early Dollar Set

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• ABC123 Posts: 2,627

  August 29, 2006 2:53AM

  No, but what are they Wanted for ?

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• mrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭

  August 29, 2006 3:14AM

  I had one of them crack an MS-64 bust dollar for me years ago when he was working for a company. He argued with me that I was crazy and that it would come back in a 63 holder and that I should just sell it to him. I told him simply to humor me, crack it, submit it and that would be that, that I didn't want to sell it. ( I paid 30K for it and sold it to a well known specialist for 33K who bought it from me after I told him I thought it would upgrade )
  
  Came back in a 65 holder.
  
  

  Coin's for sale/trade.
  
  
  Tom Pilitowski
  US Rare Coin Investments
  800-624-1870

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• WTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭

  August 29, 2006 3:16AM

  Yes and yes, and both of those guys are arguably two of the twenty best graders in the world today.

  Follow me on Twitter @wtcgroup
  Authorized dealer for PCGS, PCGS Currency, NGC, NCS, PMG, CAC. Member of the PNG, ANA. Member dealer of CoinPlex and CCE/FACTS as "CH5"

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