PCDA Code of Ethics
"As a member of the Professional Currency Dealers Association (PCDA), I pledge;
- To furnish advice on numismatic matters to the best of my ability;
- To deliver material that I sell promptly unless otherwise agreed between myself and my customer;
- To pay for material I have purchased promptly unless otherwise agreed between myself and my customer;
- To refrain from publishing any misrepresentations relating to the prices, quality or guarantees attached to my merchandise or that of my competitors;
- To assist government authorities in investigating and prosecuting individuals regarding stolen numismatic material where appropriate;
- To refrain from knowingly dealing in stolen material;
- To refrain from knowingly dealing in spurious material without fully disclosing its status to my customer;
- To grade material accurately to the best of my ability;
- To refrain from any of the following in selling material to retail customers:
a) using high pressure sales techniques;
b) using misleading performance data;
c) intentionally misrepresenting the origin, provenance, or pedigree of any material;
d) intentionally misrepresenting the genuineness of any item;
e) intentionally misrepresenting the value of any material using auction prices realized, wholesale trading prices or any other pricing data;
f) intentionally misrepresenting the investment potential of material;
g) intentionally misrepresenting an affiliation between myself and any governmental agency; - To respect all my numismatic contracts with fellow PCDA members, whatever written or oral;
- To respect my fellow members’ contracts with third parties and not interfere with same;
- To freely exchange non-proprietary information with my fellow members when requested to do so;
- To refrain from intentionally defaming the character of a fellow member or the quality of that members’ products or services;
- To publish clearly my return policy for material in advertisements, catalogs, booklets or other places where my material is offered for sale to retail customers.”
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