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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Macromius, post: 8065482, member: 90772&quot;]I&#039;ve read many threads on this subject over the years. They are all retreads. </p><p><br /></p><p>The focus is always on clumsy tooling which is always easy to spot and get indignant over. An easy surefire hot-button issue that gets lots of attention from ancient collectors every time! (Attention. Isn&#039;t that what internet forums are <i>really </i>about?) What is rarely, if ever, discussed is artistically proficient tooling by extremely competent craftsman, some employed by sellers and auction houses who really know their stuff. Sometimes we catch &#039;em, but mostly they go undetected. &quot;So-and-so would never sell me a retouched coin or a fake,&quot; just doesn&#039;t cut it anymore. People are trying to make money any way they can.&nbsp; If you think you are so smart that you could never get fooled then you probably still believe in Santa Claus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Thanksgiving everybody![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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