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New Member
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Ok, so today a bought a few silver dollars in a "package" deal and when I had a some time to really dig into them and look at and study each one I ran across my 1st counterfeit coin. It was 1846 Seated Liberty "CC". So being the newby I am, I took a couple of pics (with my phone) and sent them to 2 guys that I truly trust. Sure enough I had my 1st FAKE. So
I called the guy and told him about the coin, he was genuinely sorry that he had sold it to me and told me that he would gladly refund my money or give me another coin whichever I preferred. I do believe the seller honestly didn't realize HE even had a fake coin (because he bought it too). None the less I have had a sickening feeling in my gut because of what happened. I've read about all the counterfeiting that's going on but when you get one yourself it just makes me sick. Anyway just thought I'd share my experience..keep your eyes open.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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): Pictures please!
): Chances are pretty good that if one of the coins was fake the others just might be, too!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good for you. We'd love to see some pics!  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
United States
318 Posts |
Some people collect counterfeits. I don't.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1333 Posts |
umh I would say they only collect contemporary counterfeits/forgeries (rare/limited), and any modern fakes are more for research and education purposes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Posting a photo of such coins helps everyone. |
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New Member
 United States
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I await the pic's. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
15 Posts |
Ok sorry about the pics, I'll try again later.
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Bedrock of the Community
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umh I would say they only collect contemporary counterfeits/forgeries (rare/limited), and any modern fakes are more for research and education purposes. For the most part that is likely true though there are exceptions like the Omegas which have huge premiums and are highly collectable |
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Posted 04/04/2019 8:41 pm
