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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2896040, member: 1892&quot;]I thought about a much more in-depth reply, and then realized that someone who was going to end up <b>good</b> at detecting counterfeits would be able to read the entire lesson from that single word. The thought process is the same - unpacking as much information as possible from the least-possible evidence. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no gem of generality in the detection of counterfeits. Each issue faked has different characteristics, and there are numerous ways to create a fake, each offering different evidence. There&#039;s nothing monolithic about detecting fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>What there is, however, is Lesson #1 of numismatics in general, the same lesson imperative for learning grading and detecting cleaning and determining value, also the fundamental basis for catching counterfeits:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Know what a &quot;good&quot; one looks like.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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