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<p>[QUOTE="Mainebill, post: 1852833, member: 44004"]I </p><p><br /></p><p>I just looked at some of the ones he posted and they all jumped at me something was wrong a lot of them I can't totally pinpoint what is wrong but the overall feel is wrong a lot of it for me is just gut reaction and an eye trained to spot problems and fakes in early American furniture which has been faked and reworked since trade dollars were minted new in furniture sometimes the giveaway is the grain of the wood is wrong or doesn't match which most people wouldn't catch in the coins I'd say they can't seem to get the exact lines depth of strike and relief of the images just exactly right is not nessicarily something that can be measured but my eye sees it and this screen I'm looking at isn't very good either is why I'll only buy from a respected dealer or auction house without examining in hand[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mainebill, post: 1852833, member: 44004"]I I just looked at some of the ones he posted and they all jumped at me something was wrong a lot of them I can't totally pinpoint what is wrong but the overall feel is wrong a lot of it for me is just gut reaction and an eye trained to spot problems and fakes in early American furniture which has been faked and reworked since trade dollars were minted new in furniture sometimes the giveaway is the grain of the wood is wrong or doesn't match which most people wouldn't catch in the coins I'd say they can't seem to get the exact lines depth of strike and relief of the images just exactly right is not nessicarily something that can be measured but my eye sees it and this screen I'm looking at isn't very good either is why I'll only buy from a respected dealer or auction house without examining in hand[/QUOTE]
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