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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4980313, member: 19463"]The very first fake I ever bought was exactly the weight to .01g of the British Museum specimen of its type. That was the day I learned that it is our job to try to keep up with people whose honesty is in question but their intelligence is not. If the jeweler says it is not a fake, offer to sell it to him and find somewhere else to buy your jewelry. BTW, if he offers to do a specific gravity test for an additional charge, keep in mind that these fakes were made of silver so should test as such unless what you have is a fake of a fake which would add absolutely nothing to the value of the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some will tell you that somewhere out there is the original host coin from which all the others were made so the fact is that Great Grandfather's coin might be the original even with the distinctive gash. If that is the case, Great Grandfather was a rather famous crook. Part of me would like to see a collection of fakes paired with the original coins from which the casts were made. That may be the stupid part of me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4980313, member: 19463"]The very first fake I ever bought was exactly the weight to .01g of the British Museum specimen of its type. That was the day I learned that it is our job to try to keep up with people whose honesty is in question but their intelligence is not. If the jeweler says it is not a fake, offer to sell it to him and find somewhere else to buy your jewelry. BTW, if he offers to do a specific gravity test for an additional charge, keep in mind that these fakes were made of silver so should test as such unless what you have is a fake of a fake which would add absolutely nothing to the value of the piece. Some will tell you that somewhere out there is the original host coin from which all the others were made so the fact is that Great Grandfather's coin might be the original even with the distinctive gash. If that is the case, Great Grandfather was a rather famous crook. Part of me would like to see a collection of fakes paired with the original coins from which the casts were made. That may be the stupid part of me.[/QUOTE]
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