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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 78541, member: 669&quot;]Now that depends. <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c024.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d be comfortable buying anything from Clark Smith <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c006.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> , and I <i>never</i> buy silver crowns from China. <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/c001.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What I mean is simply that unless you are very familiar with either the seller or the coin with a large, clear picture, you&#039;re begging to be scammed; and with the ease of altering photos, even familiarity with what to look for, and good pictures, may not be enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of years ago I bought a counterfeit yen that really had me fooled.&nbsp; When I compared the coin I got with the auction photo there was no question that I got the coin that was shown (a couple of critically placed bagmarks), <i>and</i> no question that the photo had been extensively worked on by an expert. <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/e016.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> (A cast coin with lusterous fields <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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