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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1418900, member: 26302&quot;]Spend time with your coins. It sounds trite, but read about them, weigh them, get to know what the planchet should look like, depth of strike, etc. Most counterfeiters do not know coins like a true collector does. Even though I hate saying so from pictures, a true collector will look at a counterfeit coin and something just doesn&#039;t look RIGHT. Your mind is recognizing something wrong even if you cannot place it right away.</p><p><br /></p><p>At a casual glance it may appear that the counterfeits are good, but using tools every numismatist should have, most come up short.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, saying this should we stop prosecuting importers of fakes? Heck no, they should step up prosecution. This is why I am so adamently against reproduction from whatever source. We need to stand together and decry all fake coins, and demand they are permanently stamped COPY. If not, the OP is right and we will all lose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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