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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 311321, member: 9104&quot;]&#039;&#039;... many buyers let their guards down and don&#039;t look at the coins (or even the holders) as carefully as they should.&#039;&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>imo, the buyer&#039;s haste merits equal blame as those knowingly or unknowingly distributing feits.</p><p><br /></p><p>my point is, with the exception of newcomers to the hobby, anyone who has picked up any numis. lit or has been on the web is fully aware of the risk of counterfeits and fully aware of all the resources available to limit those risks.</p><p><br /></p><p>i believe that the &#039;&#039;wild west&#039;&#039; mentality is what draws, or keeps, many collectors in the hobby.&nbsp; i love to use my knowledge to pick dealers or fellow collectors but, i am aware that others are trying to do the same to certain pieces in my collection...and i must use the same knowledge to prevent that from happening.</p><p><br /></p><p>below is a link to a great story that exemplifies this &#039;&#039;wild west&#039;&#039; mentality.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.pdxcoinclub.org/convention2005/bustHalf.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pdxcoinclub.org/convention2005/bustHalf.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pdxcoinclub.org/convention2005/bustHalf.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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