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<p>[QUOTE="Tin_Man_0, post: 4524155, member: 100189"]Spot on. It's apparent that this type of forgery has some success in fooling people, not just once, but in chain. I'm sure that anyone who might have been fooled buying the coin, won't feel all that bad about trying to sell it, assuming that they ever even took the time to do more research. Truth be told, if anyone did even just the mildest bit of research in coins and errors they would have learned about the forgeries. You would think that any beginner would stick to certified coins to be on the safe side. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've found that even the most seasoned pros more often stick to the certified regardless because, you just can't really see the coin from the pictures, not really. No matter if it's a legitimate coin or not, the only pictures anyone will ever post is the parts they want to you to see, not of any of the undesirable details. Those undesirable details vastly affect the value of the coin. Is that a form of fraud too or is that just sales? It can get gray fast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me personally, I'd say if you ever pay more than a penny for a penny, then I'd say "boy, have I got a deal for you!". When you buy certified, you're paying for the inspection and certification of the coin, not so much the coin. Paying more than a penny for a penny is a form of PMD. The exceptions are the non business strikes, coins which never were just a penny and are so obviously different from regular business strikes, forgers would be hard pressed to produce any in a quantity that would make it worth the trouble. Mint sets should be bought in sets or sealed cello if you're risking buying the coin raw.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tin_Man_0, post: 4524155, member: 100189"]Spot on. It's apparent that this type of forgery has some success in fooling people, not just once, but in chain. I'm sure that anyone who might have been fooled buying the coin, won't feel all that bad about trying to sell it, assuming that they ever even took the time to do more research. Truth be told, if anyone did even just the mildest bit of research in coins and errors they would have learned about the forgeries. You would think that any beginner would stick to certified coins to be on the safe side. I've found that even the most seasoned pros more often stick to the certified regardless because, you just can't really see the coin from the pictures, not really. No matter if it's a legitimate coin or not, the only pictures anyone will ever post is the parts they want to you to see, not of any of the undesirable details. Those undesirable details vastly affect the value of the coin. Is that a form of fraud too or is that just sales? It can get gray fast. Me personally, I'd say if you ever pay more than a penny for a penny, then I'd say "boy, have I got a deal for you!". When you buy certified, you're paying for the inspection and certification of the coin, not so much the coin. Paying more than a penny for a penny is a form of PMD. The exceptions are the non business strikes, coins which never were just a penny and are so obviously different from regular business strikes, forgers would be hard pressed to produce any in a quantity that would make it worth the trouble. Mint sets should be bought in sets or sealed cello if you're risking buying the coin raw.[/QUOTE]
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