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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3928931, member: 78244"]There is a negative mantra that all coin dealers are out to try and get you, and that they would lie about authenticity/grade/value/etc to screw the customer over. Most aren’t like that. If your dealer thought it was counterfeit, it most likely is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that rarity grading costs $300+1% of stated value. This does not even include shipping. You could be wasting hundreds or even thousands of dollars simply because you wanted PCGS to say so.</p><p><br /></p><p>As posted above, posting pictures of the suspect coin here is free, and there are many experts on this forum who would be more than happy to let you know if your coin is fake and why they came to that conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s an article I wrote on counterfeit detection if you want to learn for yourself:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://brna.org/2019/05/28/modern-chinese-counterfeits-of-united-states-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://brna.org/2019/05/28/modern-chinese-counterfeits-of-united-states-coins/" rel="nofollow">https://brna.org/2019/05/28/modern-chinese-counterfeits-of-united-states-coins/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3928931, member: 78244"]There is a negative mantra that all coin dealers are out to try and get you, and that they would lie about authenticity/grade/value/etc to screw the customer over. Most aren’t like that. If your dealer thought it was counterfeit, it most likely is. Keep in mind that rarity grading costs $300+1% of stated value. This does not even include shipping. You could be wasting hundreds or even thousands of dollars simply because you wanted PCGS to say so. As posted above, posting pictures of the suspect coin here is free, and there are many experts on this forum who would be more than happy to let you know if your coin is fake and why they came to that conclusion. Here’s an article I wrote on counterfeit detection if you want to learn for yourself: [URL]https://brna.org/2019/05/28/modern-chinese-counterfeits-of-united-states-coins/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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