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zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/07/2010 2:03 pm Point well taken Saruma. Thanks. I did not link to the auction, so I spoke foolishly. Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/07/2010 2:32 pm The question of counterfeits is rather a paradox to me, as I have seen the 1896,1900,1901,1902 etc Morgan dollars with the 'micro O' mint mark openly accepted as counterfeits, yet they are highly sought after by a good many collectors. Is this auctioned coin just a case of being accepted and valued for what it really is? Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 01/07/2010 3:06 pm Quote: The question of counterfeits is rather a paradox to me, as I have seen the 1896,1900,1901,1902 etc Morgan dollars with the 'micro O' mint mark openly accepted as counterfeits, yet they are highly sought after by a good many collectors. Is this auctioned coin just a case of being accepted and valued for what it really is? The Morgans you mention have a "provenance" that these modern Chinese knock-offs and early cast copies don't have. They were accepted, graded and slabbed by the experts in numismatics. They weren't determined to be counterfeits until the horses were long gone from the corral. This caused them to achieve celebrity status and they will probably retain that status for a long time. Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/07/2010 4:29 pm I see. Thanks for clearing that up for me SeatedNut. I do understand, (laughable, but understandable). Report this Post to the Staff
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