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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3665695, member: 19463&quot;]To me the interesting part here is the difference in attitude between coins and the &#039;greater&#039; art of the type that make the museums.&nbsp; Paintings and sculptures are expected to be repaired, touched up, rebacked, assembled from tiny pieces and completed when a section is missing.&nbsp; All such things &#039;ruin&#039; coins.&nbsp; At what point does a painting stop being a work of its original painter and become a new work?&nbsp; If the surface is over 50% repair, is it original?&nbsp; When it is discovered that a statue was assembled from parts not originally together do they take the head off or just note it in the catalog?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I saw a great travelling show of the works of Rodin (The Thinker) that emphasized the operation of a studio &#039;machine&#039; with many employees turning out &#039;originals&#039; in various sizes and materials.&nbsp; Where we draw the lines on what is acceptable/normal and what is cheating is a matter of opinion.&nbsp; The problem only comes when one person is led to believe that something is other than it really is by someone who knows the dirty secrets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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