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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 471263, member: 15445&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">You will receive many good replies to your question here at CoinTalk.&nbsp; I might suggest that you learn about some of the different counterfeiting techniques and some of the characteristics of counterfeit coins.&nbsp; This way, you will be able to detect a suspect coin before you buy it.&nbsp; The ANA offers correspondence courses &amp; counterfeit detection is part of the curriculum.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Most experienced collectors can look at a case of coins &amp; pick out some bad coins at a glance.&nbsp; Basically, if a coin doesn&#039;t look right to you, then you may want to pass on it.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Some counterfeits are <u>very</u> well made &amp; they are very difficult to detect.&nbsp; Keep an eye on some of the counterfeit coin photos posted here on CoinTalk.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Basically, if there is money to be made by counterfeiting a particular coin, then someplace there is probably a counterfeit.&nbsp; Some counterfeits are old &amp; some are new.&nbsp; There are some countries in this world where it is not illegal to manufacture the coins of a different nation. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89&nbsp; </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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