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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 19050, member: 112"]It's not that hard really - you sit down with a fine pointed metal tool and literally scratch the design back into the coin. But whoever did this - didn't even do a good job of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to why - simple - money. They are hoping to lure some unsuspecting collector into buying these damaged and altered coins for a great deal of money when they are actually worth about face value <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 19050, member: 112"]It's not that hard really - you sit down with a fine pointed metal tool and literally scratch the design back into the coin. But whoever did this - didn't even do a good job of it. As to why - simple - money. They are hoping to lure some unsuspecting collector into buying these damaged and altered coins for a great deal of money when they are actually worth about face value :mad: :mad:[/QUOTE]
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