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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2717339, member: 71642&quot;]Exactly!&nbsp; My google perusal never found &#039;an answer&#039;.&nbsp; I spent at least 2 hours looking once <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Either way they had an embarrassing situation, so TOTALLY GUESSING I&#039;d say there was a settlement with the affected dealer...with a confidentiality clause.&nbsp; Utter speculation but that seems like a plausible reason for no follow up articles (like &#039;dealer declares bankruptcy&#039; or &#039;arrests made&#039; or even &#039;mystery remains unsolved&#039;).</p><p><br /></p><p>On the plus side, I finally acquired one of the MS versions at the Baltimore show.&nbsp; It&#039;s in a slab so I&#039;m going with &#039;authentic&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the 500 yen, that is a pretty cool coin.&nbsp; I was lucky enough to go to the mint at Osaka a few years ago and there was a really neat display showing the steps in the production.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/500-yen.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/500-yen.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.starcityhomer.com/500-yen.html</a></p><p>Sadly I didn&#039;t take more/better pictures but at the time I had no idea I&#039;d ever make a webpage...</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, even with the efforts to defeat counterfeiters it&#039;s still a recurring problem given the high face value.&nbsp; <a href="https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/counterfeit-500-yen-coins-circulating-in-tokai" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/counterfeit-500-yen-coins-circulating-in-tokai" rel="nofollow">https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/counterfeit-500-yen-coins-circulating-in-tokai</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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