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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2616751, member: 19463&quot;]I have not seen this reprint but have the later 1995 paperback version which I assume to be similar.&nbsp; I don&#039;t believe the book will protect many of us from being cheated by fake Beckers especially since his originals are worth quite a bit in their own right.&nbsp; The fakes made by others from his dies or casts from his originals are pretty obvious.&nbsp; A major point IMO is the fact that Becker usually faked really rare coins.&nbsp; If you are buying super rare coins and don&#039;t have enough sense to buy from proper sources, I am having trouble mustering up much sympathy.&nbsp; The book shows many coins and is fun to see but the best part is the text explaining the life and efforts of Becker.&nbsp; He would have been quite the guy to know in his day.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the book is a quote from Becker which sounds a lot like something our own Stevex6 once said regarding suspect coins:</p><p>&quot;I am of the opinion that they should be returned. For it is my principle to&nbsp; accept nothing if one requires to convince oneself that it is good; it must speak for itself.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest you consider Ken&#039;s recommendation to buy the book but, if you do, for heaven&#039;s sake, read it. </p><p><br /></p><p>The same seller has a section of other sale books including several on monies of the Bible which might interest some here.&nbsp; I do not know the books so I can not say if they are necessary or not but they are cheap.&nbsp; One comes with a couple fakes mounted in the cover that will enable you to recognize them when someone posts them here again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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