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<p>[QUOTE="John Skelton, post: 3576975, member: 92092"]I don't deal with ancients, but as we know fakes can be anywhere. The question is, what do we do about them? </p><p><br /></p><p>One option mentioned in an earlier post suggested they be destroyed. That would certainly prevent them from returning to the wild where someone else can be duped into thinking they were real. Is this what dealers and auction houses do when alerted to fake coins that are returned to them?</p><p><br /></p><p>If, however, you did buy a fake, maybe you could keep it and use it as a learning tool not only for yourself but also for others. I think a collection of different fakes would be good for a display at your local coin club. But once again, precautions would have to be taken to be sure they don't get released into circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts from the voices in my head.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Skelton, post: 3576975, member: 92092"]I don't deal with ancients, but as we know fakes can be anywhere. The question is, what do we do about them? One option mentioned in an earlier post suggested they be destroyed. That would certainly prevent them from returning to the wild where someone else can be duped into thinking they were real. Is this what dealers and auction houses do when alerted to fake coins that are returned to them? If, however, you did buy a fake, maybe you could keep it and use it as a learning tool not only for yourself but also for others. I think a collection of different fakes would be good for a display at your local coin club. But once again, precautions would have to be taken to be sure they don't get released into circulation. Just some thoughts from the voices in my head.[/QUOTE]
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