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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 7505447, member: 111387"]Personally, I too would be weary with #1. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a fair amount of these with similar appearance being offered by what I would presume to be 'on the up and up' auction houses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I'm reminded that even auction houses with good repute have fakes that slip through their screening process. I'd like to believe unintentionally, but then...money talks...so???</p><p><br /></p><p>Could it be a: "see no ___" "hear no ___" "speak no ___" type of thing?</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I understand that these being a quite popular type; they are heavily faked.</p><p><br /></p><p>That all stated, it's really hard to say for absolute certainty. Some coins can have that "soapy" pitted appearance, soft legends, and it can simply be due to natural wear, corrosion, and perhaps aggressive cleaning. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also see the 'flow lines' that you're referring to.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a tough one. I would likely avoid it; knowing that there are others to be had that I'd feel better about. </p><p><br /></p><p>I too already have my one and only needed for the type. There aren't a lot of Imperial AR varietal options for 'Tibby'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 7505447, member: 111387"]Personally, I too would be weary with #1. I have seen a fair amount of these with similar appearance being offered by what I would presume to be 'on the up and up' auction houses. Then I'm reminded that even auction houses with good repute have fakes that slip through their screening process. I'd like to believe unintentionally, but then...money talks...so??? Could it be a: "see no ___" "hear no ___" "speak no ___" type of thing? Yeah, I understand that these being a quite popular type; they are heavily faked. That all stated, it's really hard to say for absolute certainty. Some coins can have that "soapy" pitted appearance, soft legends, and it can simply be due to natural wear, corrosion, and perhaps aggressive cleaning. I also see the 'flow lines' that you're referring to. That's a tough one. I would likely avoid it; knowing that there are others to be had that I'd feel better about. I too already have my one and only needed for the type. There aren't a lot of Imperial AR varietal options for 'Tibby'.[/QUOTE]
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