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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BUncirculated, post: 1829420, member: 29581&quot;]See, you&#039;re doing this just for fun, as you stated in your OP Doug.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now imagine people who know absolutely nothing about coins and numismatics, and buy up these junky replicas, thinking they&#039;re getting something other than what they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Case in point: I was Christmas shopping the other day, and was at the local pawn shop looking at some old world German steins they recently acquired; was looking for something for my brother.</p><p><br /></p><p>Guy comes in with the copy Buffalo gold plated coin and wanted $2000 for it. What he didn&#039;t realize is this isn&#039;t a genuine U.S. Mint AGB and is only plated with gold and not even worth $5. But he said he was sure they were selling the real deal on the HSN. I said to him that gold is currently around $1200 an ounce, there is no way he would find a 1 oz. gold round for $19.95 plus $4.95 S&amp;H. </p><p><br /></p><p>Point being, you got what you paid for. </p><p><br /></p><p>But it is only for fun <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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