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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 21313964, member: 24754&quot;]Coin collecting gets screwed up for the same reason that everything good in the world gets screwed up to some extent, because some percentage of humans really suck! I resist cynicism to the extent possible, but the depressing fact of the matter is that it is true <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I collect ancients, and my only real source for coins are auctions put on by companies that guarantee authenticity. This has it&#039;s downsides, but the one upside is that I shouldn&#039;t ever get burned if a fake is discovered in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only buying slabbed coins is a good start. I suppose that checking the TPG databases before purchase and ensuring that the coin in the slab is the one pictured is another good practice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, always implement the old &quot;If its too good to be true&quot; rule, that&#039;ll eliminate at least some of the problems.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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