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<p>[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1575098, member: 41665"]"Fake Pandas" are <i>how common</i>, exactly? Sure, any coin can be fabricated to look like another. That is NOT the point. Do said fakes <b>actually and TRULY</b>:</p><p>1) weigh true to a real Panda AND</p><p>2) have the same density/volume as a real Panda AND</p><p>3) have the same specific gravity as a real Panda AND</p><p>4) ring true to a real Panda AND</p><p>5) pass all/any other simple tests to confirm it's a real Panda? </p><p><br /></p><p>I think if someone is spending >$100. on something, s/he ought to exercise common sense. If s/he does not, honestly, I have ZERO sympathy. </p><p><br /></p><p>This isn't rocket science, you just do a little bit of homework: <i>does it pass the sniff test?</i></p><p><i></i><a href="http://www.pandausa.com/fake-panda-list.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pandausa.com/fake-panda-list.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pandausa.com/fake-panda-list.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose the easiest thing is <i>buying only from a reputable dealer</i> and paying whatever small premium for peace-of-mind. eBay isn't that, sorry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1575098, member: 41665"]"Fake Pandas" are [I]how common[/I], exactly? Sure, any coin can be fabricated to look like another. That is NOT the point. Do said fakes [B]actually and TRULY[/B]: 1) weigh true to a real Panda AND 2) have the same density/volume as a real Panda AND 3) have the same specific gravity as a real Panda AND 4) ring true to a real Panda AND 5) pass all/any other simple tests to confirm it's a real Panda? I think if someone is spending >$100. on something, s/he ought to exercise common sense. If s/he does not, honestly, I have ZERO sympathy. This isn't rocket science, you just do a little bit of homework: [I]does it pass the sniff test? [/I][URL]http://www.pandausa.com/fake-panda-list.html[/URL] I suppose the easiest thing is [I]buying only from a reputable dealer[/I] and paying whatever small premium for peace-of-mind. eBay isn't that, sorry.[/QUOTE]
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