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<p>[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1986209, member: 36864"]Some have passed convincingly for a long time because of their quality. The only reason that they get caught sometimes is that they flood the market and raise suspicion. Just look at the omega man coins. I would think that if he only made a couple of dozen, they would be traded as genuine pieces today. </p><p><br /></p><p>As much I hate to admit it, this is exactly what grading services are for. They know die parings and markers that average collectors would spend years learning. I know a couple of former NGC graders who specialized in Morgan dollars who could actually name the year simply by seeing a portion of the reverse. This kind of knowledge only comes from seeing tens of thousands of coins day after day. They would spot these modern fakes, but very experienced collectors and many dealers would not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1986209, member: 36864"]Some have passed convincingly for a long time because of their quality. The only reason that they get caught sometimes is that they flood the market and raise suspicion. Just look at the omega man coins. I would think that if he only made a couple of dozen, they would be traded as genuine pieces today. As much I hate to admit it, this is exactly what grading services are for. They know die parings and markers that average collectors would spend years learning. I know a couple of former NGC graders who specialized in Morgan dollars who could actually name the year simply by seeing a portion of the reverse. This kind of knowledge only comes from seeing tens of thousands of coins day after day. They would spot these modern fakes, but very experienced collectors and many dealers would not.[/QUOTE]
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