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<p>[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3580585, member: 91609"]Except that no real collector would consider it a counterfeit (& believe me, I'm all-in on the fight against Chinese fakes).</p><p><br /></p><p>Note this directly from the listing: </p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="color: #ff4d4d">Clad Plated - Toned - Dollar Size</span></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="color: #ff4d4d"> <b>PLEASE NOTE:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"> These Rare Hobo Style Coins Are Not Hand Carved</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><b> THESE COINS ARE CUSTOM DIE - COIN MINT STRUCK!</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>There are plenty of fantasy coins out there, & these are but one. Granted, we've seen enough naïve newbies here to fill several boats to China, but really this is nothing like the high dollar fakes they are making. </p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that these happen to be made in China...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can be mad about counterfeiting, but this isn't it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3580585, member: 91609"]Except that no real collector would consider it a counterfeit (& believe me, I'm all-in on the fight against Chinese fakes). Note this directly from the listing: [COLOR=#ff4d4d]Clad Plated - Toned - Dollar Size[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d] [B]PLEASE NOTE:[/B] These Rare Hobo Style Coins Are Not Hand Carved [B] THESE COINS ARE CUSTOM DIE - COIN MINT STRUCK![/B][/COLOR] There are plenty of fantasy coins out there, & these are but one. Granted, we've seen enough naïve newbies here to fill several boats to China, but really this is nothing like the high dollar fakes they are making. The fact that these happen to be made in China...:yack: You can be mad about counterfeiting, but this isn't it.[/QUOTE]
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