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Message:: [QUOTE="ab initio, post: 2466267, member: 80317"]May I, as the humble owner of the BCD initials, clarify the following: 1) Polaroid cutouts were shot and done by myself, upon the acquisition of a silver (or gold) item and placed with the item and its ticket. Bronzes only got the polaroid treatment if they were exceptional rarities or very valuable. The reason for this "polaroiding" (which was an expensive and time consuming affair) was to be able to know what dies and/or varieties existed in the collection without necessarily having access to the actual items that could therefore be safely stored elsewhere. 2) GMRH are the initials of a British dealer from whom I acquired a large number of items, some of them very expensive and many of them vastly overpriced. These purchases took place from about the mid 70's through the mid 90's. At some time around then I severed my relationship with him because he refused to let me take a photo of a fake he owned and which he claimed was genuine. The photo was meant for an article on the fake facing head Larissa drachms that was planned at the time, a sequel to another such article already published in an obscure periodical. I hope this post clarifies these issues but if there are more questions I will be glad to answer them to the best of my ability.[/QUOTE]