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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3693941, member: 19463&quot;]We say it over and over again.&nbsp; There is a major difference between not being able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a coin is fake and knowing with reasonable certainty that a coin is genuine.&nbsp; You have enough evidence to suggest care is needed.&nbsp; The careful answer is to buy something else and let the adventuresome among us buy the possible fakes.&nbsp; We each make enough mistakes by accident without doing things we know are not likely to turn out well.&nbsp; The fact that you feel the need to ask us here if you might be making a mistake is a pretty good sign that you know the answer. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are really four states of genuine. First is genuine and last is fake. In the middle are the coins we can&#039;t condemn with certainty but do not feel good enough about to risk the purchase. These are relatively safe because we walk away losing only the opportunity to own a doubted coin we don&#039;t really want considering the doubt that will always hag over it including when we decide to sell it. I walk away from a lot of coins and know some are probably genuine but I want to feel good and feel better not owning the coin. The other class is where we really have wanted it to be real but deep down we know better. These are the most dangerous because we will soon learn that we fooled ourselves and should have known better.&nbsp; Then we not only have a fake but we should have a desire to kick ourselves for not knowing better. </p><p><br /></p><p>1. I know it is real.</p><p>2. I think it is real and see no reason to doubt it.</p><p>3. I doubt it is real but want it to be.</p><p>4. I know it is fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a small enough budget that I prefer to buy class #1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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