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Message:: [QUOTE="GerardV, post: 2969460, member: 76329"]I have a friend who is convinced all of the ancient coins in my collections are fake. She won't tell me to my face, but tells other friends that I'm a sucker. The way I see it, most people project their morals onto others. So, people assuming they're all fake do so because they can see themselves passing fake coins. Before I go any further, I want to make it 100% clear that I AM NOT questioning Decon Ray's family history...and yes, usually when someone makes a statement like that it's because what's coming next will appear to do just that. But, that isn't my inte I find it interesting that people question coins, but not military awards when stolen valor is a HUGE problem in America today. Some studies claim that up to 95% of family heirloom medal weren't actually won by the family member in question. A lady I worked with told stories of her grandfather's Distinguished Service Cross from WWII and countless other heroic military actions/awards. The problem popped up when someone checked the online database and pointed out her Grandfather wasn't listed as having won ANY citation for valor. When confronted, he fell back on the "my records are classified" BS story. Google "phony Navy Seal of the week" to see a bunch of phonies outed.[/QUOTE]