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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2405039, member: 76181&quot;]Hmmm.........provenance at Roma says HJB sold this coin first............</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, having skimmed through the site, I have to say I like it. More detail than I expected and the die photos and the attached documents showing the casts with sprues attached are also very informative.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of this surprises me. Whenever anyone buys any collectible, you have to be on guard for fakes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those who collect everything and anything are at the greatest risk for buying a fake. I am crossing Roma and Kunker off my acceptable seller list going forward (and I have purchased once from each) and Lanz got scratched off years ago. I stopped Gorny buys when they got implicated in a Sicilian sting operation that netted looted goods AND fakes with dies. They found shipping labels destined for GM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh well, I mainly buy from CNG. Returning a recognized fake to them should never be a hassle. If it is, there are always the US courts. Dealing with overseas sales and returns has always made me uneasy. The proof that European dealers have run amok in such an obvious fashion, makes CNG seem a safer bet for me. Although their growing buyers premium is getting obscene.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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