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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;theSharpGun, post: 1816092, member: 39683&quot;]I hate saying this because I know I&#039;m going to get flak for this, but, at the end of the day a collector has to accept responsibility for one&#039;s own collection. Sure the dealer should be able to identify a fake/counterfeit coin but the buyer has the responsibility to do the same. To blindly trust the seller is a foolish mistake. It&#039;s the same way when buying a details coin. One has to know what they are getting themselves into. Obviously everyone has made the mistake of buying a &quot;not-as-described&quot; piece before, it&#039;s a part of learning how to become an experienced collector, however, it&#039;s ridiculous to invest stupid amounts of money with no guarantee that you are getting the real deal. </p><p>As for defacing a counterfeit, in my opinion, I think it&#039;s a terrible idea. Of course I despise the idea of fakes polluting the market and therefore the hobby but I think these fakes need to be labeled as such and then studied so collectors and dealers have the knowledge available to identify similar counterfeits. If you&#039;re not sure then buy an NGC or PCGS authenticated example, it will be worth the premium to make sure that you are getting what you paid for. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using <a href="http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1" rel="nofollow">Tapatalk</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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