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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IslandCoins, post: 39557, member: 2434&quot;]Thanks Satootoko for your response,</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess what I&#039;m basically worried about are counterfeit coins in general.&nbsp; I recently bought a really nice 1895 20 cent coin from Puerto Rico (when it was a Spanish colony) from E-bay. The seller has sold over 6,000 coins this past year, does not have one negative remark about him, and the coin itself shows no obvious signs of being a fake, so I really have no reason to doubt its authenticity, however I always have that bit of doubt in the back of my mind, sort of like the &quot;you never know&quot; thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is the first coin I buy, and I bought it not so much as a coin collector, but because I am very into the history and heritage of Puerto Rico (where I&#039;m from).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m very excited about the coin, however I would just like to be as close to 100% certain as possible that it is not a fake. I&#039;m probably just being paranoid for no reason since I&#039;m new at collecting coins. I have been reading up on how to detect fakes, and am slowly learning the basics. I&#039;ll probably have it checked out by a professional sometime in the future, however since I&#039;m new at this, I have to first find out how that works as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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