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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24654390, member: 26430&quot;]Indeed. For this one, I can&#039;t believe how many are out there. I&#039;ve seen photos of dozens, so there must be hundreds, maybe thousands. They provide a great lesson in fake patina &amp; artificial weathering, since each one is done differently (often dramatically so).</p><p><br /></p><p>Even very well established firms &amp; professional dealers are occasionally fooled by it. A couple years ago someone paid 130EUR + fees for this one at R. Fischer 183, lot 245: <a href="https://auktion.reinhardfischerauktionen.de/de/catalog/lot/1228864" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auktion.reinhardfischerauktionen.de/de/catalog/lot/1228864" rel="nofollow">https://auktion.reinhardfischerauktionen.de/de/catalog/lot/1228864</a></p><p>(Or <a href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/single/l34237798" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid-coin-archive.com/#/en/single/l34237798" rel="nofollow">linked here</a>)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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