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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 1596867, member: 22271&quot;]I just ran across this thread. As one who was stung by a 1795 bust dollar that turned out to be a very deceptive Chinese counterfeit (originally to the tune of $3,000), I would advise anybody interested in Bust coins (dollars or any other denomination) that they either buy slabbed coins or have an expert evaluate the coin before shelling out any $$.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my case, I did send the coin into PCGS only to get it back (unslabbed) with a &quot;Questionable Authenticity&quot; sticker. Luckily, the dealer I bought it from took it back (and paid my PCGS submission costs to boot).</p><p><br /></p><p>If the price asked for the coin is equivalent to the <i>Red Book</i> price for two grades lower, you can pretty much bet it&#039;s fake. There may be bargains out there, but, as the old saying goes: &quot;if it sounds too good to be true, ....&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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