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Message:: [QUOTE="teh_admiral, post: 3258154, member: 99788"][USER=46237]@Jaelus[/USER] If the field of numismatics, their livelihood depends on "being correct". And since profession coin cons have existed since coins were first minted, said experts are also subject to fakes. And if they want to continue in the field, can they ever admit to being faked? No, because their reputation depends on it. Again, scratch-testing is only "destructive" in YOUR HEAD. The coin, if circulated, is USED. Period. It's damaged. Period. That's what "circulated" means: it's a used car. Doesn't matter if it has 1 mile or 10 miles on it. It's not new, and acid-testing is 1 "fool proof" method of proving authenticity. I don't have a PMV but will ask the local coin dealers if they have one. And the specific gravity test, although scientific, can also be faked with tungsten. However, apparently tungsten being so dense is hard to use to make fakes. But that doesn't mean it won't be done by PIRATES......[/QUOTE]