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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1277959, member: 22331&quot;]<b>I&#039;m &quot;Fooled&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I bid on 8 different dates that were offered by the Chinese seller, sending an additional purchase offer through the eBay communication system, stating a willingness to purchase any additional dates available. I was outbid on one of coins, eventually winning 7 different date/condition Morgan dollar coins.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I never received a response to my purchase proposal, but wasn&#039;t amazed, as from past experiences with the eBay system, I&#039;ve found discrepancies in forwarding/content, and have discussed/verified with others the matter of eBay selective transmittal auditing/voiding. EBay may eventually &quot;over-step&quot;, and&nbsp; reap the rewards/penalties for their privacy violation actions. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I eventually received the specimens, leaving feedback indicating my appreciation and willingness to acquire additional specimens. The seller acted honorably in accordance with eBay terms of service, and never responded. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I&#039;ve spent much of my life &quot;reverse engineering&quot; through patent and physical examinations, developing an appreciation for unique creativity. I find the subject of counterfeiting to be somewhat humorous as America is a rather infantile country that has developed a major portion of its&#039; industry by &quot;copying&quot; ( with some often minor modifications) technology developed in other lands, established before our country was established. I believe one would find that our original currency press operation, and even some of the equipment was developed in other lands. There&#039;s evidence that the rudimentary original elements of our automobiles, space/rocketry program, industrial equipment, etc. were developed without. Regardless, I&#039;ve purchased and studied fine copies, whether it be of a </b><b>Rembrandt</b><b> or Kalashnikov, to develop an objective appreciation. The Chinese &quot;replicas&quot; (having been labeled by myself as such on Obverse and Reverse) will remain in my possession (along with respective certified &quot;originals&quot;) as evidence to refute/debunk some claims I&#039;ve viewed.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>My observations determined t</b><b>he coins to be generally much as previously posted in this thread, without any readily perceivable means for copy identification, non-magnetic, and within mint dimensional/weight tolerances. I compared them to certified specimens graded by the &quot;premier TPG&quot;, and could find certified specimens having the &quot;abnormalities&quot; previously posted, which might indicate variation from U.S. mint nominally produced coins. I intermingled the coins with &quot;authentic&quot; comparable coins for viewing by theoretically knowledgeable individuals, and although some seemingly guessed correct on a few, none could guess in the majority, or establish a logical exceptional consistent basis for their claim.&nbsp; Their &quot;discovery&quot; was generally inconsistently intuitive.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>In my humble opinion, I wouldn&#039;t purchase a rare date Numismatic item today unless it was verifiably encapsulated by a firm with a &quot;reasonable&quot; repurchase policy, as some of these &quot;counterfeit&quot; coins are seemingly </b><b>undetectable</b><b>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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