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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1638161, member: 112"]There used to be quite a few dealers and collectors, who when they ran across a counterfeit or altered coin, would mark the coin with an X to let those who saw the coin know it was a fake or altered coin. It helped to keep them out of the marketplace, or at the very least prevent someone from losing as much money as they might have because it was obviously a problem coin and not worth full price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe there are still a few out here who follow this practice, but nowhere near what there used to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1638161, member: 112"]There used to be quite a few dealers and collectors, who when they ran across a counterfeit or altered coin, would mark the coin with an X to let those who saw the coin know it was a fake or altered coin. It helped to keep them out of the marketplace, or at the very least prevent someone from losing as much money as they might have because it was obviously a problem coin and not worth full price. I believe there are still a few out here who follow this practice, but nowhere near what there used to be.[/QUOTE]
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