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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 483864, member: 13650&quot;]No, you&#039;re not the only one.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been starting to think the same thing.&nbsp; We really don&#039;t know how many places in China alone are cranking out good counterfeits.&nbsp; Or how many they can produce a year.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the fact that they are producing any is enough to bother me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; I mean, sure, discuss them and look at them here all the time.&nbsp; Some do have distinguishing factors that experienced collectors are able to spot, despite being made with silver or gold content to the proper weight and size.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Others, are getting pretty good.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, there are millions and millions of real Morgans floating around still.&nbsp; Your chances of getting a real one are pretty good.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is just that though.&nbsp; There&#039;s &#039;chances&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; As time goes on, we can expect that the market will become more diluted with better counterfeits that veteran hobbyists can&#039;t spot.&nbsp; Then your chances of getting a counterfeit will increase.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Anybody that doesn&#039;t think it&#039;s bad should just go to ebay and type in replica &#039;x&#039;, (whatever coin you choose) and you&#039;ll probably find one.&nbsp; And if you buy it, they&#039;ll send you one without the copy or replica stamp on it.&nbsp; So yes, I&#039;d say this will become a major problem.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;As I&#039;ve said in the past, there&#039;s a guy in China selling common date Barber dimes with no stamps on them.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually people are going to catch on that it makes sense to order 1000 of them at 0.10 a piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; Receive them, rough them up and sell them in a roll at over 1.00 a piece and take their chances.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it isn&#039;t being done already.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If I can&#039;t trust that a Barber dime, made with 90% silver is real, what&#039;s that do for higher end stuff?&nbsp;&nbsp; And I&#039;m trying to learn all I can.&nbsp; What about the casual collector?&nbsp;&nbsp; They&#039;ll either trust everything or nothing and avoid the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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