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New scams in old bottles:  Years ago it was common for scammers to sell rare coins as great investments. Coins are graded on an MS scale, and for those most valuable it is very difficult for most of us to determine the difference in grade ourselves. Thus the scammers bought cheaper coins, claimed that they were a higher grade, and urged consumers to simply lock them away and wait for them to appreciate – which of course they never did.  The key was lying about the grading of the coins.

Of course no scam really goes away.  Now scammers are misgrading trading cards.  A jury in New York recently convicted  Anthony Curcio of meticulously faking grades to boost the value of big-dollar trading cards, including Pokémon trading cards and an iconic Michael Jordan rookie card, to rip off buyers seeking collectibles in prime condition.  His co-defendant, Iosif “Joe” Bondarchuk, had previously pleaded guilty for his role in the $2 million scam.

Curcio, youth sports coach, motivational speaker working with youth in the field of drug abuse and crime prevention, is a five time best-selling author of children books, and convicted bank robber for a Brinks armored car heist.

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