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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2189696, member: 15019&quot;]It&#039;s a good point and definitely something people should consider when buying coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem is many collectors can&#039;t tell the difference between genuine circulation wear versus simulated wear on a modern counterfeit versus fakes hubbed from already worn coins and thus appear worn even when brand new (a lot of the heavily chopmarked fake 8 reales on ebay are examples of this third type).</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as being holed, that I have not really seen with modern fakes. They do often have some damage that, while it will not reduce their value to bullion, still helps discourage people from sending them in to the TPGs where they will be identified as fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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