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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2659729, member: 24314"]P&G, you can put anything you wish into your collection. My collection is about 50% fakes and 50% genuine coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Very simply, many of the counterfeits I have cost more/are worth more than the genuine pieces they imitate. Additionally, many advanced numismatists collect/study fakes - especially contemporary ones. To expand your horizons, check out what contemporary counterfeits bring in major auctions. </p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, the only moral question arises when someone knowingly sells a fake to someone who does not know it is a fake. That's why you may have read someplace, "buyer beware." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2659729, member: 24314"]P&G, you can put anything you wish into your collection. My collection is about 50% fakes and 50% genuine coins. :jawdrop::facepalm: Very simply, many of the counterfeits I have cost more/are worth more than the genuine pieces they imitate. Additionally, many advanced numismatists collect/study fakes - especially contemporary ones. To expand your horizons, check out what contemporary counterfeits bring in major auctions. IMO, the only moral question arises when someone knowingly sells a fake to someone who does not know it is a fake. That's why you may have read someplace, "buyer beware." :shifty::D[/QUOTE]
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