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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JKC, post: 2235026, member: 75773&quot;]I mean &quot;counterfeit&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I have inherited a pretty large coin collection.&nbsp; Circulated stuff, not spectacular coins, but a large number of coins of moderate value, enough value apparently, to encourage forgeries.</p><p><br /></p><p>I discovered this after a couple of the large cents in a group of coins I sent to a TPG came back counterfeit.&nbsp; I imagine there are a few more in the collection.&nbsp; They are all raw coins.&nbsp; If the original collector was fooled twice, he was probably fooled some more.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a lot of these coins, I have purchase records. For others, I have no records at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two questions to submit to your thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) For coins that come back counterfeit and which I can trace to a dealer (receipts), do you think I have a legit claim if they were purchased by my cousin 10, 15, or 20 years ago?</p><p><br /></p><p>2) For coins that I cannot trace.&nbsp; What should I do with them?&nbsp; It seems wasteful to just chuck them in the recycling but I don&#039;t want my counterfeit to be purchased by a crook who then sells it to some unwitting collector as genuine.&nbsp; Some possibilities occur to me:</p><p><br /></p><p>A) Place on ebay and sell, labeled as likely counterfeit. (Danger: Buyer is a crook.)</p><p><br /></p><p>B) Deface the coin (&quot;CF&quot; or something) and sell on ebay.&nbsp; Probably won&#039;t get much money, but somebody might want them and the likelihood of somebody getting screwed goes way down.</p><p><br /></p><p>C) Throw in recycling.</p><p><br /></p><p>D)&nbsp;&nbsp; Other: __________________</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hate the &quot;coin mausoleums&quot;, but this experience tells me the TPGs are a necessary evil.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for you thoughts![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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