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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2514793, member: 4781&quot;]Your hypothetical scenario is way off.</p><p>This would be more applicable:</p><p><br /></p><p>Take an original Vermeer painting. Repaint over part of it. Then offer it as a modern &quot;BB4C edition&quot; of a Vermeer.</p><p><br /></p><p>That would be an accurate comparison, not your ill-fitting scenario.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re not &quot;supposed&quot; to like anything or do anything other than follow the rules here by not constantly insulting and inflaming other posters.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why does the work of one artist sell for millions of dollars while a similar work by another artist less than $100 ? Notoriety, recognition, and history. Your implied Chinese coin maker has none of these characteristics. You may erroneously find the notion &quot;ludicrous&quot;. But it is a valid notion nonetheless. The resale &quot;market&quot; prices tell the tale.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The type of collector that purchases my fantasy-date over-strikes is generally more sophisticated than the average. For example, one specialist dealer in high-end US Bust coinage has purchased quantities of several of my fantasy-date over-strikes including the &quot;1816&quot; Bust half. I don&#039;t know any of my numerous customers that would ever seriously consider buying a &quot;tribute proof&quot; or anything advertised on late night TV infomercials.</p><p><br /></p><p>High-end collectors and dealers appreciate my fantasy-date over-strikes, due to the workmanship. None of them have any interest whatsoever in the &quot;Tribute Proofs&quot;. You can argue it all day long, but that is the fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Planchet material is far from the only consideration. The use of a surplus US Mint press is another. That all mintages are fully disclosed and documented is another. No other private mints do that. And yet another aspect is that they are produced in the United States by a former designer of US coins. All of these things make a difference to the &quot;market&quot;, whether you like it or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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