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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3913120, member: 77814&quot;]PCGS has articles on fake gold slabbed coins going back to at least 2008. The article lists some examples, and examples that come up Valid in PCGS searches.&nbsp; Here is one such article ==&gt; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/counterfeit-pcgs-holders" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/counterfeit-pcgs-holders" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/counterfeit-pcgs-holders</a></p><p><br /></p><p>in 2015 PCGS apparently released a new and improved holder to help fight counterfeiting ==&gt; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/PCGS-Introduces-Superior-New-Holder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/PCGS-Introduces-Superior-New-Holder" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/PCGS-Introduces-Superior-New-Holder</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When I was collecting pre33 gold, I read a lot of counterfeit pre33 gold coins such as Indians.</p><p>==&gt; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/counterfeit-5-gold-indian.297710/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/counterfeit-5-gold-indian.297710/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/counterfeit-5-gold-indian.297710/</a></p><p>==&gt; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/Indian-Head-Quarter-Eagles-King-Of-The-Counterfeit-Gold-Coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/Indian-Head-Quarter-Eagles-King-Of-The-Counterfeit-Gold-Coin" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/Indian-Head-Quarter-Eagles-King-Of-The-Counterfeit-Gold-Coin</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Then when I was getting into collecting early US Silver/copper coins the work of Jack D Young started having very informative posts ==&gt; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/search/4700112/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/search/4700112/">https://www.cointalk.com/search/4700112/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A year or more ago AliExpress was choke full of fake stuff.&nbsp; I was using it for research until most of it was pulled.&nbsp; I was trying to find specific identifiers of the fake stuff vs real stuff for when I went buying.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a &quot;generalist&quot; just buying gold it&#039;s easy to buy fake gold/silver coins/bars etc.</p><p>Even for someone well rounded in coins (aren&#039;t coin shops supposed to be ?) they&#039;ll buy fake stuff too.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is why it&#039;s so important to buy from a well established seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>not to be political, but China considers it a good thing to make copies of stuff.</p><p>Look at these trucks from 2012 ==&gt; <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/fake-in-china-more-on-the-faux-f150-and-its-chevy-precursor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/fake-in-china-more-on-the-faux-f150-and-its-chevy-precursor/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/02/fake-in-china-more-on-the-faux-f150-and-its-chevy-precursor/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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