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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1920676, member: 19463&quot;]This is indeed the shame of the hobby.&nbsp; I can not disagree with a small, general dealer shying away from ancients.&nbsp; I do not believe that the problem of fakes is any worse with other coins but the education needed to protect ones shop and reputation is greater than that needed to buy and sell bullion silver and Lincoln cents.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure how I would react were I in their shoes.&nbsp; Would I sell shipwreck gold or something similar that I know nothing about?&nbsp; Would I learn to separate MS66 Morgans from MS67?&nbsp;&nbsp; Would I only sell slabs?&nbsp; Bad thought!</p><p><br /></p><p>We are repeatedly told that it is horridly incorrect to judge people by groups.&nbsp; In coins, this means that we can not lump together as bad or good all dealers just because they sell from a shopfront, from eBay or if they issue glossy catalogs and hold big auctions at conventions.&nbsp;&nbsp; While I wish there were a certification I felt comfortable trusting, we are now at a position where we must each select individual dealers we trust or learn enough about the subject to protect us (just a little?) as we risk purchases.&nbsp; I bought a Cherronesos at the last show I attended but not without a little concern just like that I have with a half dozen other types that have made the news as subjects of the fakers.&nbsp;&nbsp; Part of me wonders why I don&#039;t just stay away from these types but I know that the fakers are out there making yet another temptation.&nbsp; I just hope it is not a coin I still have on my want list.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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