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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4593467, member: 16283"]Go to a Coin Show and kindly request opinions on condition/value from numerous dealers-DON'T got to a Coin Shop(unless you need cash in the next 5 minutes),most will down-grade condition.Same with selling gold,they'll give you 20%(maybe 40%) spot price. I'd (almost) rather sell my antique (intact) gold pieces on Ebay,and get swindled by a pro than by some mall shop.Just my very humble opinion.Loose,scrap gold's another subject.</p><p>Highest spot price I got from the big national gold dealers online for a fairly heavy Albert Fob was 50-60% of spot price,same sold prices on Ebay (for an intact fob) was 200% that.There are a lot of jewelry bait/switch con artists on Ebay (and Ebay offers no actual protection-the buyer is king,and you are the side of beef that attracts the buyers cash-so beware). Many,many ways to get conned-be careful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4593467, member: 16283"]Go to a Coin Show and kindly request opinions on condition/value from numerous dealers-DON'T got to a Coin Shop(unless you need cash in the next 5 minutes),most will down-grade condition.Same with selling gold,they'll give you 20%(maybe 40%) spot price. I'd (almost) rather sell my antique (intact) gold pieces on Ebay,and get swindled by a pro than by some mall shop.Just my very humble opinion.Loose,scrap gold's another subject. Highest spot price I got from the big national gold dealers online for a fairly heavy Albert Fob was 50-60% of spot price,same sold prices on Ebay (for an intact fob) was 200% that.There are a lot of jewelry bait/switch con artists on Ebay (and Ebay offers no actual protection-the buyer is king,and you are the side of beef that attracts the buyers cash-so beware). Many,many ways to get conned-be careful.[/QUOTE]
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