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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 541428, member: 2972&quot;]I&#039;ll turn that around a bit....</p><p><br /></p><p>Would you be disappointed to find out that the $2M Monet you just bought was a contemporary copy and worth $1M?</p><p><br /></p><p>Would you be disappointed to find out that the new auto parts your mechanic installed in your vehicle were in fact used/remanufactured?</p><p><br /></p><p>To me at least, the point is that deception in the name of profit should not be rewarded -- even if it is beyond the purview of most consumers to tell the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>BOTTOM LINE: Most people pay good money for attractively toned slabbed coins because they believe they are natural.&nbsp; In many cases, they have been duped (or they duped themselves), and that&#039;s not right however you slice it (and IMO).</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s not to say I don&#039;t understand and respect your opinion -- far from it -- but rather to say I just don&#039;t agree with the underlying logic and what it enables for the less than forthright among us (and what would happen to all those coins that would be &quot;fair game&quot; if the numismatic community shared your view).</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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