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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonCoins, post: 1862704, member: 34720&quot;]Hello Everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>Time and time again, we see faked coins pop up both on this site, and other coin sites. Sometimes, the user knew it was a fake coin but purchased it anyhow (perhaps as a group of coins). Other times, sadly, the purchaser of the coin (and even the seller sometimes) was duped ... and spent money on a fake coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is where I think I&#039;ll catch a lot of grief... but...</p><p><br /></p><p>Though I hate the fact that coins are faked (makes it impossible for an untrained eye to purchase on e-bay), I began to wonder if they don&#039;t have a place in our hobby??</p><p><br /></p><p>My thought is this....</p><p><br /></p><p>As a Large Cent collector, I can easily purchase many of the Draped Bust series, as well as the very affordable middle and late date series. These are mostly all affordable coins in many different grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>However.... when it comes to the Capped Bust series... or even the Flowing Hair series.... Good lord.... There is just no way I will ever be able to afford a 1793 Wreath..... It&#039;s just not in the future for me... </p><p><br /></p><p>But.. for conversation sakes.... wouldn&#039;t it be neat to have one of those in my collection, knowing that it&#039;s fake!?</p><p><br /></p><p>There is coin after coin that us &quot;lower end&quot; collectors just can&#039;t afford due to financial limitations. Is it THAT bad to have a copied coin in your collection to fill the gaps (so to say)? </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s nothing better than having a coin in your hand to examine.... it&#039;s a HECK of a lot better than looking at grainy pictures in a book... </p><p><br /></p><p>What are your thoughts? Should every fake coin just be destroyed... or do you think these have a legitimate place in our hobby?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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