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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4088157, member: 19463"]This thread has shown several variations of problem items. </p><p>1. Fakes made from fake dies of original artwork copying real originals</p><p>2. Fakes made from fake dies of original artwork producing something that does not occur in genuine coins</p><p>3. Fakes tooled from real original coins that were not the type created</p><p>4. Fakes mechanically replicated using copy dies</p><p>5. Fake individual coins mechanically replicated by casting</p><p>6. Fakes tooled starting with something that was itself a fake </p><p>7. Coins augmenting the original but with details nothing like the original</p><p>8. Absolute jokes produced in any manner </p><p><br /></p><p>Of these, the last category is most interesting. What were they thinking? Which market sector was intended to be fooled. </p><p><br /></p><p>Our declaration of a coin being questionable should always include our opinion of which category we believe applies in this case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4088157, member: 19463"]This thread has shown several variations of problem items. 1. Fakes made from fake dies of original artwork copying real originals 2. Fakes made from fake dies of original artwork producing something that does not occur in genuine coins 3. Fakes tooled from real original coins that were not the type created 4. Fakes mechanically replicated using copy dies 5. Fake individual coins mechanically replicated by casting 6. Fakes tooled starting with something that was itself a fake 7. Coins augmenting the original but with details nothing like the original 8. Absolute jokes produced in any manner Of these, the last category is most interesting. What were they thinking? Which market sector was intended to be fooled. Our declaration of a coin being questionable should always include our opinion of which category we believe applies in this case.[/QUOTE]
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