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<p>[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 7894593, member: 100005"]If you really wanted to know what are the signs that it's a fourree, I suggest you could have just posted a picture of the coin in it's holder and asked. I for one, would have taken the time to tell you. As others had done for me in the past, when I bought a fourree.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, I don't like to play such "games". AncientJoe and Doug have already posted what are the giveaways that the coin is a fourree. I agree with what they posted, for example the raised bumps in the silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are very convincing fourrees which can still fool us even in the 21st century. For example those with a complete silver plating, correct weight, convincing style etc. However, this is certainly not one of them. It certainly doesn't require a professional. Just some experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>About whether it's better to buy coins in slabs, I think that topic has been discussed at length, not going to talk about that and start another argument. You can buy slabbed of course, I for one will prefer to buy raw. We don't compete, win-win, everyone's happy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 7894593, member: 100005"]If you really wanted to know what are the signs that it's a fourree, I suggest you could have just posted a picture of the coin in it's holder and asked. I for one, would have taken the time to tell you. As others had done for me in the past, when I bought a fourree. Having said that, I don't like to play such "games". AncientJoe and Doug have already posted what are the giveaways that the coin is a fourree. I agree with what they posted, for example the raised bumps in the silver. There are very convincing fourrees which can still fool us even in the 21st century. For example those with a complete silver plating, correct weight, convincing style etc. However, this is certainly not one of them. It certainly doesn't require a professional. Just some experience. About whether it's better to buy coins in slabs, I think that topic has been discussed at length, not going to talk about that and start another argument. You can buy slabbed of course, I for one will prefer to buy raw. We don't compete, win-win, everyone's happy.[/QUOTE]
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