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Nic le Fouineur a écrit :mais bien un marchand qui a retiré une pièce de sa capsule ICCS.
Une erreur de jeunesse, diront certains, mais cette expérience a fait réfléchir la communauté numismatique. Le marchand a été retiré du plancher de plusieurs show numismatique durant plusieurs années. Il a travaillé fort pour reconstruit sa réputation car il fait toujours rouler l'économie numismatique.

The truth about why ***** was discharged has been covered up for years. The reason for the cover-up is that it could seriously harm the good reputation of ICCS. If collectors knew that ICCS holders could be tampered with, would they avoid all ICCS-graded coins and put the company into bankruptcy? We can only assume it is possible, and that would be a tragedy given how many untrustworthy third-party grading companies are in existence. ICCS could start to correct the problem by creating better holders, similar to those used by PCGS. However, if the company did that, it would appear to be an admission that the design of their current holders, in use since the company started, are flawed, and if they are liable to replace all of the old-style holders, well, that would probably bankrupt the company too.

I don't want to come across as a fear-mongerer, but this is where matters concerning ICCS coins get scary. As you may or may not recall, a very prominent Quebec-based dealer was kicked out of the Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers (CAND) for alleged "tampering" with certified coin holders. The matter was not given much publicity because of the detrimental effect the news could have on ICCS's business. However, I don't think this editorial is breaking new ground by revealing "secret" information. I think there is already a general understanding among knowledgeable collectors that ICCS coins are not worth quite 100% of Trends or catalogue values. A fraud artist is not going to tamper with one ICCS holder and then retire. Buying a lamination kit for the sole purpose of packaging coins is an investment. I don't have a clue how many people in Canada are making phoney ICCS holders. What I do know is what I have seen with my own eyes. I have gone to shows and to dealer storefronts and I have examined ICCS-certified coins for sale. I have seen many coins in ICCS holders that just do not look as strictly graded as many of the coins I submitted to ICCS on my own. There are two possibilities that exist. Either I was just unlucky and had my coins certified when Brian Cornwell was in a bad mood, or there are LOTS of phoney ICCS coins on the market.

eBay recently enacted changes that will cut down on some coin fraud and other changes that will increase it. Working with the new consumer-minded president of the American Numismatic Society, Barry Stuppler, in 2007 eBay prohibited the sale of certified coins in slabs other than those of PCGS, NGC, NCS, ICG, and ANACS. This move did generate some criticism, and the overall policy needs to be tweaked to allow, for instance, for the small but well-respected Canadian grading company ICCS.

Je vous ai laissé vous extasiez.

Question marketing, la MRC a donné l'ordre aux Caisses populaires de laisser croire que la pièce de 2 dollars deviendra rare. Pour alimenter ce sentiment, la limite de 5 pièces maximum a été commandée. Ne vous en fait pas, dans un mois, les Caisses devront se débarrasser de toutes ces pièces.

Balzac a écrit :Y'a sans doute du vrai dans ce que tu dis Jumpy, personellement, j'aimerais avoir la chance de choisir moi-même à qui je donne une deuxieme chance ou pas.

ça veut dire qu'il est ESSENTIEL.

Le cimetière est rempli de gens essentiels.