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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 2157837, member: 37839&quot;]Bad analogy.&nbsp; Nothing more needs to be said on that issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I said it, and will repeat it--anybody who buys coins that are &quot;high value&quot; like Trade Dollars (nice EF and above coins of that era are scarce, and go for $400 and up) should ONLY buy them certified, unless they are totally expert on Trade dollars.&nbsp; What exactly does that have to do with Daniel Carr&#039;s work?&nbsp; He is not anonymously producing replicas of real US coins that are legal tender, and passing them off as genuine US Trade Dollars, or Barber Halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>HE DIRECTLY states in writing on his website, (and if one gets the coins slabbed by ANACS, as I have done, the label states TOKEN) that his work is that of a fantasy issue, and is NOT legal tender,&nbsp; nor does it pretend to be a US Mint issue of said coin.&nbsp; His work, which I like, is of tokens and medallions, and that is an entirely legal and separate issue from making a cheap Chinese copy of an American LEGAL TENDER issue that has numismatic value, and passing it off as real.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see how anybody with a modicum of intelligence can compare the two--they are separate events.&nbsp; In one case (the Chinese counterfeits), the intent is to deceive and sell an inferior, non-genuine product in the stead of a genuine one.&nbsp; In Mr. Carr&#039;s case, he&#039;s an experienced designer who creates replica coins of ones that could have existed, but have never been produced, using either his own design, or restrikes.&nbsp;&nbsp; This falls under the collectible egis of collecting tokens, which is a numismatic art in itself.&nbsp; So, my comment about Trade Dollars being often counterfeited and my advice to new collectors NEVER to buy one outside of legitimate certification (and from a reputable dealer) stands, but has nothing to do with Daniel Carr&#039;s work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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