Terms of Sale
 
All coins guaranteed genuine and correctly described. Fifteen-day return privilege for any reason. Gold and silver prices are subject to change without notice due to recent fluctuations in the bullion market. All coins subject to prior sale.
 
Abbreviations
AE bronze   cr crude   MM mint missing
AR silver   DM date missing   ND no date
AV gold   ds double struck   NI nickel
BI billon   EL electrum   NM no mint
ch choice   lt light   nr near(ly)
c/m countermarked   t/m testmarks(s)   mr mount removed
 
Grading and Rarity
Standard American abbreviations are used. Grading is by conservative American standards.
 
Shipping
Postage on US orders: /$4 for all orders up to $500, sent via insured mail.
Postage on US orders: /$8 for orders over /$500, sent via registered mail.
Postage on international orders: /$15 via registered insured mail. 
Our goal is to ship all prepaid orders within one week.
 
Lots
Lots with multiple coins are sold as a group only, individual items may not be returned. However, complete lots may be returned intact if you are not overall satisfied with the lot.
 
Business Hours
Monday to Friday, 9AM-6PM. E-mail, answerphone & fax are available 24 hours per day.
 
Returns
Always mention the invoice number with all transactions. Credit for returns cannot be guaranteed when the invoice number is not mentioned.
Returns must be in their original holders, unaltered, and with no writing anywhere on the item. Altered returns will incur a 10% restocking fee.
 
Payments
Check: Payments by check must be drawn on any bank in the US (but not an overseas branch of a US bank), and should have US computer numbers at the bottom of the check.
Money Orders: We accept US and International Postal money orders in US dollars.
Paypal: To pay, you must have a PayPal account yourself (you can open your free account at www.paypal.com). Then you need only type my email address (payments@stevealbum.com) and the amount you owe me.
Bank Wire: Please contact us if you wish to wire transfer funds to our bank.
 
Credit Cards
VISA & Mastercard accepted as well as VISA check cards.
Please supply the address to which the card is billed and the expiration date.
Your card will not be charged until your order is ready to ship.
 
Surprise Bags (Grab-bags)
Lots of common coins, mostly lower grades, very cheap, $50 or $100 lots. Let me know your area of interest and we can try to customize lots for you. Usually 60% of retail, often much cheaper. Inquire about even larger lots at still cheaper prices.



We are one of the country's premier coin dealers, specializing in World and Ancient Coins and Numismatic Literature.
We guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price.

Stephen Album Rare Coins
P.O. Box 7386
Santa Rosa, California 95407 USA
orders@stevealbum.com


Member
American Numismatic Association Member
American Numismatic Society
Royal Numismatic Society
Oriental Numismatic Society
California State Numismatic Association