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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 21551952, member: 73489&quot;]<i>That&#039;s a sign of a fake, right ? </i>We&#039;re not talking about tool marks on legit coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tool marks are a &quot;tell&quot; on Saints. </p><p>This is scary, though still very rare and greatly diminished by checking serial numbers and CAC (if stickered).</p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">I&#039;ve been worried about this for YEARS</span></b>, because I believe that even experts....who spend only 15-20 seconds per coin....and looking at hundreds of coins each day....can suffer mental or physical overload and/or just miss something.</p><p><b><i>WHOA....I missed that ...when did THIS happen ? </i></b> This is fraud and theft not sloppiness like missing a countefreit because you have to meet a coin quota.</p><p><b><i>No, you are NOT alone MS !! </i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s something I&#039;ve thought myself as I mostly deal in moderate-to-higher priced coins (i.e., Saints and Morgans).&nbsp; The sickening feeling of being taken is more upsetting to me than the actual financial loss.&nbsp; Fortunately, I&#039;ve been lucky/fortunate so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only buy TPG-certified coins and I do my checking before any 4-figure purchase.&nbsp; Down the line, I&#039;m looking to get an <b><span style="color: #0000ff">MCMVII High Relief Saint </span></b>so you are talking a 5-figure coin (my budget for a few years, quite frankly) so you can BET I&#039;ll be cautious.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Buying certified...checking registration numbers...considering paying up for CAC...buying from a reputable dealer.....I think that&#039;s all we can do, right ?</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the ONLY way to be 100% sure we never get taken is to not play and not collect....and I for one REFUSE to let these thieves and frauds<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> dissuade me from enjoying my hobby and love. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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