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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2744161, member: 19463&quot;]The last half of tonight&#039;s HBO half hour news magazine <b>Vice </b>discussed the question of modern art (mostly Andy Warhol) whose original works were produced by employees from masters only to some degree the individual work of the artist.&nbsp; They showed the same man who had been the silk screen printer for Warhol back in the day making another print using the same paint (bottles now reduced price on the label), same screens and same equipment that he had used for the first one.&nbsp; The difference was that Warhol was not present for the first one because he turned such things over to staff and went home back then.&nbsp; Now he was not there because he has died but all the other parts of the process were present. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not long ago I saw an exhibit on similar activities with the works of the sculptor Rodin. He did not work in bronze and marble but his staff produced such things according to his designs including some after his death.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the $millions art market and is becoming more a problem as more modern works are selling in 7 digits.&nbsp; How does this apply to our coins?&nbsp; That is a question we might want to address before we find ourselves facing new technologies that replace the fakes of today.&nbsp; I&#039;m glad I collect coins.&nbsp; We have discussed how much restoration is allowed/expected on paintings such as Van Gogh but now paintings are taking another step in a dangerous direction.&nbsp; I&#039;m really glad I collect coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The West feed for HBO has not yet played tonight as I type this in case anyone would like to watch the program.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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