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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 115271, member: 283&quot;]Firstly, I would recommend anyone interested to check out and read thoroughly the following web page. It is useful in gaining a perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.24carat.co.uk/counterfeitcoinsframe.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.24carat.co.uk/counterfeitcoinsframe.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.24carat.co.uk/counterfeitcoinsframe.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The only protection available is knowledge, coupled with experience....and even then...... </p><p><br /></p><p>Some may disagree with me, but to me it is far better to actively err on the side of caution than passively become an unwitting collector of counterfeits.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, there are bargains to be had out there, but not everyone wins the lottery.&nbsp; ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>The architypal words of wisdom that spring to mind are...`if you don&#039;t know your coins, you&#039;d better know you&#039;re dealer&#039;; `buy the book before you buy the coin&#039;; `there is no Santa Claus in numismatics&#039;; `if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then......&#039;. Gosh isn&#039;t it amazing how many of these tritee sayings you pick up along the way. Mind you, I just wish i&#039;d paid heed to a few of them myself at times.... before parting with my hard earned cash.&nbsp; My counterfeit collection started as a direct result of a few purchasing mistakes...and generally having been green. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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