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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Macromius, post: 3275470, member: 90772&quot;]As far as responsibility/liability of an auction house selling you a retouched coin: It&#039;s going to be hard, if not impossible to bring an action against a European auction house. I would focus on return policies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The real problem here, for me, is that people seem to really like tooled coins. They will pay extra for them. If you point out to them that they are buying tooled coins they won&#039;t believe you and are likely to get mad. Never mind they have coins struck a century apart with unusually similar styles.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I have noticed is that some auction houses employ artists with a recognizable style. I don&#039;t envision them employing rooms full of workers drilling away on coins. It&#039;s usually one or two guys. They often have tells. The way the ribbons at the back of Caesars neck twist around. The rendering of eyes, lips, and hair. Some can&#039;t resist going too far to show off their skills.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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