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<p>[QUOTE="Ana Silverbell, post: 4800951, member: 75156"]Yes, the "perp" made three return visits, selling a few at a time to diminish any attention. The hope was that greed would prevail and he would try one more time. But no.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dealer reported it to the police and Secret Service. The police response was, "All he has to say to avoid criminal charges is 'I didn't know they were fake.'" Dealer is waiting to hear from Secret Service.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "perp" was in his late 60s, and claimed he got the coins from his grandmother. This provides good cover: If he said, "I didn't know they were fake." The response would be, "Then let's go talk to grandma." "Let's find out where she got the coins from." The "perp" would respond, "Oh, grandma died years ago." Further checking would be needed to see if grandma was even alive in the 2000s when some of the coins were supposedly minted but that would be circumstantial evidence he was lying about his source, not their genuineness. Just a colossal circus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your point, JeffB, on the dealer not catching this ... You would think that with in-person deals, the fakes would be obvious. The members here at CoinTalk would not even bite if it were an internet sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ana Silverbell, post: 4800951, member: 75156"]Yes, the "perp" made three return visits, selling a few at a time to diminish any attention. The hope was that greed would prevail and he would try one more time. But no. The dealer reported it to the police and Secret Service. The police response was, "All he has to say to avoid criminal charges is 'I didn't know they were fake.'" Dealer is waiting to hear from Secret Service. The "perp" was in his late 60s, and claimed he got the coins from his grandmother. This provides good cover: If he said, "I didn't know they were fake." The response would be, "Then let's go talk to grandma." "Let's find out where she got the coins from." The "perp" would respond, "Oh, grandma died years ago." Further checking would be needed to see if grandma was even alive in the 2000s when some of the coins were supposedly minted but that would be circumstantial evidence he was lying about his source, not their genuineness. Just a colossal circus. Your point, JeffB, on the dealer not catching this ... You would think that with in-person deals, the fakes would be obvious. The members here at CoinTalk would not even bite if it were an internet sale.[/QUOTE]
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