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<p>[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 62171, member: 3350"]Just as a side note, it's also helpful to know how counterfeits are made and how to spot the fakes. There's an excellent book out right now that is something of a "how-to" guide to counterfeiting coins, of which I cannot remember the title, that will be very helpful to anyone wishing to learn to spot fakes. For instance, it's fairly easy to tell that a '14-D is shaved down because there is an abnormal amount of space between the 9 and second 1 in the date. </p><p><br /></p><p>So you're absolutely right, that buying key dates on the internet is VERY risky unless they're reputably slabbed, and you ought to find a dealer that you trust, but if you know how to spot the fakes, you'll be much better off. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'll try to find the title of the book for anyone that's interested - unless someone here already knows which book I'm talking about here!</p><p><br /></p><p>~AJ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 62171, member: 3350"]Just as a side note, it's also helpful to know how counterfeits are made and how to spot the fakes. There's an excellent book out right now that is something of a "how-to" guide to counterfeiting coins, of which I cannot remember the title, that will be very helpful to anyone wishing to learn to spot fakes. For instance, it's fairly easy to tell that a '14-D is shaved down because there is an abnormal amount of space between the 9 and second 1 in the date. So you're absolutely right, that buying key dates on the internet is VERY risky unless they're reputably slabbed, and you ought to find a dealer that you trust, but if you know how to spot the fakes, you'll be much better off. I'll try to find the title of the book for anyone that's interested - unless someone here already knows which book I'm talking about here! ~AJ[/QUOTE]
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