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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3018360, member: 57463"]Doug, I wrote an article about the plated Owls for The Celator, which is why I have the quote from Crawford, "Plated Coin / False Coin." It was suggested that these fourees were official issues. Crawford argued against that 50 years ago. Today, no one suggests it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Everything is worth studying. Not every collector studies everything they acquire. Those are two different motivations, though one person can have both simultaneously. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can see where a collector, even a numismatist, might want to have "just one of the kind" to have an example. People who actively collect US buy ancients and whatever else catches their eye. I have no problem with that. And I have fakes of my own, I confess. Among the examples is an official coin from the government of Greece, mimicking the Olympic coins of Ellis. Just sayin'... </p><p><br /></p><p>But the counterweight is my friend who was restoring a 1964 Mustang and had to deal with fake parts. No one who restores classic cars would assemble a rack full of counterfeits just to have them because they are mysterious examples of something we do not understand. Put it like that, and fourees lose some of their patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I was intrigued by your fakes in good metal. Now, that's interesting...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3018360, member: 57463"]Doug, I wrote an article about the plated Owls for The Celator, which is why I have the quote from Crawford, "Plated Coin / False Coin." It was suggested that these fourees were official issues. Crawford argued against that 50 years ago. Today, no one suggests it. Everything is worth studying. Not every collector studies everything they acquire. Those are two different motivations, though one person can have both simultaneously. I can see where a collector, even a numismatist, might want to have "just one of the kind" to have an example. People who actively collect US buy ancients and whatever else catches their eye. I have no problem with that. And I have fakes of my own, I confess. Among the examples is an official coin from the government of Greece, mimicking the Olympic coins of Ellis. Just sayin'... But the counterweight is my friend who was restoring a 1964 Mustang and had to deal with fake parts. No one who restores classic cars would assemble a rack full of counterfeits just to have them because they are mysterious examples of something we do not understand. Put it like that, and fourees lose some of their patina. That said, I was intrigued by your fakes in good metal. Now, that's interesting...[/QUOTE]
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