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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;numist, post: 706, member: 35&quot;]Not really a big fan of fakes unless they say &#039;copy&#039; on them.</p><p>Back when I was young (the earth was still cooling), and hadn&#039;t been exposed to a whole lot of coins or knowledge about them, I bought a seated liberty half dollar at a flea market.&nbsp; The coin was (in my opinion at the time) about a EF with lots of detail.</p><p>After getting it home, I was transfering from its original worn-out 2x2 into one of my holders and accidently dropped it on the desk....THUD!</p><p>Thud?&nbsp; Well, it was then I knew something was up.&nbsp; After showing it around to a dealer friend, we determined that it was indeed counterfeit...a cast copy.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t pay a fortune for it, but have kept it just the same to show others what to look out for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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