Why a PCDA Dealer
Looking for a trustworthy currency dealer to buy or sell rare bank notes and other paper money? It's easy to find a member of the Professional Currency Dealers Association, a nonprofit organization composed of the world's top rare currency dealers and numismatic experts. Click the Find a PCDA Dealer links on this page for a directory of PCDA member-dealers. All members pledge to abide by a Code of Ethics:
Professional Currency Dealers Association
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:
- Using high pressure sales techniques;
- Using misleading performance data;
- Intentionally misrepresenting the origin, provenance, or pedigree of any material;
- Intentionally misrepresenting the genuineness of any item;
- Intentionally misrepresenting the value of any material using auction prices realized, wholesale trading prices or any other pricing data;
- Intentionally misrepresenting the investment potential of material;
- 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."