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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob Evancho, post: 7407942, member: 84595&quot;]The Point you make is Dealers buying coins in bulk and getting a counterfeit or altered coin in Their purchase.&nbsp; Did that dealer Accidently sell that single coin to a customer?&nbsp; That is the issue.&nbsp; What I mentioned is no legitimate or knowledgeable dealer would sell that particular coin.&nbsp; On the other hand if he was flipping the hoard or bag without looking over the coins, he didn&#039;t accidently sell a counterfeit. He sold what he believed was a genuine hoard of genuine coins.&nbsp; He should have checked all the coins at some point to guarantee count and authenticity.&nbsp; I find that most collectors buy the coin before they garner the knowledge from buying the book or doing research on the die characteristics of a genuine coin they want to add to their collection. One LCS sold a circulated 1896-S Morgan dollar.&nbsp; I was asked to authenticate it because it was 27.1 grams instead of 26.73.&nbsp; First thing I did was check its metal content.&nbsp; It was 94% silver (XRF determination).&nbsp; Second thing I did was check its die variety.&nbsp; The obverse die did not match the only reverse die marriage that was paired for a genuine coin of that VAM variety.&nbsp; Further study indicated transfer dies were used to strike the counterfeit coin. Keep in mind the 1896-O, 1900-O and 1902-O micro o Morgan&#039;s that fooled PCGS. When I brought in all the information on this Counterfeit coin, the dealer refunded the purchaser.&nbsp; That is what a legitimate dealer does and it promotes good will.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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