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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;harley bissell, post: 4223837, member: 88212&quot;]Realistically a visitor to most exhibits can&#039;t see the coins clearly enough to know one coin from another and most would only read the descriptions on the card. The person who created the display is the only person who got a clear look at the coin. Let&#039;s say that he is conscientious and honest and makes the display as accurate as he can. Years later enters an unpaid intern with huge student loans. IF</p><p>he were to substitute a common coin that is the same size and vaguely resembles the coin in the exhibit how long would it be</p><p>before the theft was noticed and reported? How hard would it be to discover which of the hundreds of people who had access actually did it? The inclination would be to assume that a local criminal snuck in and committed the crime. Many priceless maps and illustrations have been purloined from rare books in libraries</p><p>over the years to the tune of millions of dollars in losses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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