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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;williamtipton, post: 39570, member: 815&quot;]I had bid on one of those Theresa Thalers.</p><p>I won the thing but didnt do my homework till after it was over.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found that its fairly easy to tell by the markings if thier original or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Turned out that it wasnt.</p><p>It was like from the 1900s or so if memory serves.</p><p><br /></p><p>I emailed the guy and told him Id pay his listing fees, but I wasnt going to be buying the coin as his listing did not state that it was a restrike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think he knew he was busted, but he did try to say he didnt know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Possible if he was like me and just didnt know enough, but one would think that someone would investigate something like that a little better before selling it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a few coins from the 1700s that to me seem to be forgeries.</p><p>They &#039;&#039;may&#039;&#039; just be the result of a worn out die, but since I dont know for sure I&nbsp; put &#039;&#039;forgery?&quot; on the holder just in case I ever sell them I can alert the buyer that there is a possibilty of their not being authenic.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are just far to many crooks in the world.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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