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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ronnie58, post: 2975496, member: 90698&quot;]OK thank you, previous two.&nbsp; It sounds like there is still a fairly wide gap in knowing exactly the methods actually being used.&nbsp;&nbsp; And moving target no doubt. </p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;m sure the pros at the ANA, PCGS,NGC etc. can only judge by what comes across their desk, in terms of keeping up with new developments.</p><p>&nbsp; In terms of detection, the quote I copied above (12:18 p.m.today) led to a further discussion with that fellow.&nbsp; Please see if my synopsis about magnet testing rings true:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Saying the magnet test is &quot;highly specific for fakes&quot;, we mean it is good for confirming that a genuine coin is indeed genuine. It is not likely to report a fake when the coin is genuine.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Saying the magnet test is non-sensitive means that if a coin is fake the test might miss it. It might well report a coin as &#039;healthy&#039; when it is a fake. It is prone to false negatives. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; So the magnet test is not a great way to be sure, if in fact we are presented with a counterfeit.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp; Sure would be nice to have a weight on this coin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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