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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2539244, member: 4373"]I guess historically TPGs would have some database of such coins and continue to update their library internally. On top of this, they would have some specialists who look at these coins all day until they know the details inside out.</p><p><br /></p><p>In most times when TPGs manage to detect them - it's only when some unusually huge hoard appear all at once for submission and that's when they have to up their game. A while back some iron Russian German occupation coins did hit the TPGs big time and it was rather unexpected - they weren't particularly rare coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>And so back to the question - it's possible that these counterstamp could be 'manufactured'. But when UNC coins are somewhat pricey to begin with and these counterstamped coins even raise their prices further - you really hope that some crooks aren't reading this... </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally I'll be much happier with UNC coins without the counterstamp.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2539244, member: 4373"]I guess historically TPGs would have some database of such coins and continue to update their library internally. On top of this, they would have some specialists who look at these coins all day until they know the details inside out. In most times when TPGs manage to detect them - it's only when some unusually huge hoard appear all at once for submission and that's when they have to up their game. A while back some iron Russian German occupation coins did hit the TPGs big time and it was rather unexpected - they weren't particularly rare coins. And so back to the question - it's possible that these counterstamp could be 'manufactured'. But when UNC coins are somewhat pricey to begin with and these counterstamped coins even raise their prices further - you really hope that some crooks aren't reading this... Personally I'll be much happier with UNC coins without the counterstamp.[/QUOTE]
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