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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 688156, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Severus Snape and Anakin Skywalker</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>John J. Ford was a famous numismatist of the 20th century.&nbsp; He was one of the founders of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, the book scholars of our hobby.&nbsp; He served on various committees and boards for passing judgment on fake coins.&nbsp; He was a recognized expert authenticator.&nbsp; As a collector himself, he pursued the items that others shunned or did not perceive, such as Indian Peace Medals, now much more widely appreciated.&nbsp; He was also involved in one of the greatest swindles in numismatic history.&nbsp; He fooled The Smithsonian.&nbsp; He fooled The Red Book.&nbsp; Read &quot;How the West was Faked&quot; here:</p><p><a href="http://www.fake-gold-bars.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fake-gold-bars.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fake-gold-bars.co.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The authoritative site you found is also associated with the purchase and sale of fakes, counterfeits, frauds and phonies, all on the theory that they need to be &quot;studied&quot; in order to be prevented.</p><p><br /></p><p>I gave a talk at the 2004 ANA Convention in New York City on &quot;Counterfeits, fakes and phonies&quot; and a videorecording of it is available from the ANA Library if you are a member.&nbsp; I am a criminologist. My personal professional website is <a href="http://www.washtenawjustice.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.washtenawjustice.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.washtenawjustice.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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