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Message:: [QUOTE="ahearn, post: 1286174, member: 18211"]Replicas have a place in the market and always will. I like replicas. I have a high-quality 1854-S gold Quarter Eagle that I bought after seeing a real one in the Smithsonian Museum -- and a set of five denominations of other replica gold Liberty Heads -- as an educational aid for me and my grandkids -- because I can't afford the $400,000+ for real ones. I also have replica Morgans. They are all in 2x2s marked "Replica" although the coins themselves are not. I also have other replicas that I enjoy owning but don't attempt to pass them off as real -- because I could never afford the real ones in as good condition. These include Uberti-made 1800s-era Colt pistols and rifles that are better made and work better than the originals. There's also a replica Custer U.S. 1873 Single Action Army pistol, made to exact specifications (even made in the old Colt factory in Hartford, CT), antiqued, and properly marked -- but I'm not pretending it's real and don't present it that way to others. A real one in only decent condition would cost at least $25,000. I and many other people also have inexpensive prints of expensive paintings that allow us to own and enjoy something we couldn't otherwise have. I have purchased replica Rolex watches in Hong Kong, mostly for the fun of owning such a thing. I have a replica exotic reptile watch band. I would love to have a replica 1965 Shelby Cobra 427. However, the problem is not that replicas are being sold and that there are people like myself who are happy they are, but it's those people who either produce copies or "doctor" copies for fraudulent purposes. That's the distinction between a "copy" and a "fake."[/QUOTE]

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