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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 4361456, member: 99642&quot;]You never know with fakers/forgers. Are they just too dumb to know those things?</p><p>Do they somehow think they are being clever? Are they hoping to convince someone that they have a new variety worth thousands?</p><p>Each new forger probably has a new subterfuge and each new subterfuge probably has a new line of reasoning behind it.</p><p>We honest coin people probably shouldn&#039;t worry too much about <i>why</i> a forger forges, as much as we should be concerned with the <i>how.</i></p><p>Wondering about the why would just be a waste of time for us. Learning the how will prevent us honest coin buyers from being the victims the forgers want us to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for posting those coins and your write-up. It all just adds to our arsenal.<i> </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Here&#039;s some info on lamination errors :</i></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Lamination" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/?s=Lamination" rel="nofollow"><i>Search Results Lamination</i></a></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Here&#039;s some info on Spanish colonial coins :</i></p><p><a href="https://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>cointypes.htm</i></a></p><p><br /></p><p>When ever I ask questions around here, who ever answers usually posts a link as an extra source of explanation. I copy those links and store them on my computer in a folder I named &quot;Coin Tools&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the links in my &quot;Coin Tools&quot; folder are from [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER]&nbsp;&nbsp; Some others, as I&#039;ve gotten better at researching coins and coin questions, I&#039;ve found for myself. With these two, the top one is most likely from paddyman and the bottom one I found when myself and several other members, including [USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER]&nbsp; (whom I call S86) were having a rousing discussion about the authenticity of another 8 Reales coin that was just about covered with chop marks. Perhaps a hundred or more.</p><p>Anyway, my point is that all of the members here are very knowledgable in their own ways and very willing to help, and that when you find, or are given, good links to useful information, you should store them somewhere handy so that you&#039;ll have them, not only for your own use, but to help other members with their questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for posting and Good Luck in your hunts. I can&#039;t wait to see your next group.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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