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wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 05/07/2010 03:10 am Quote: I used to think that only rare key dates were worth the time and trouble to counterfeit. Not so anymore... Actually if you go to places in China where they're cranking out these (I know... I'm from around there...), there are the rare dates, too, but also plenty of 1921 Morgans, common-date Peace dollars and all sorts of fakes. I guess for them, as long as they make a profit from the pig-iron they use, the wear on dies and machines, they would be happy. Now for the ones who are specifically making fake rare-date coins and knowingly passing them off in the US, that's bad. I guess that's why I collect banknotes (less fakes! :D) Also, shipping from China to the US costs around $2, so this seller isn't making much. Is he padding his rating? Possibly... Report this Post to the Staff
Canadiansailor Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 05/07/2010 03:22 am Personally I think this is all garbage. Fakes are fakes regardless as to whether they are marked or not. I would hate to find out if some of the coins I have paid for, good money at that, are fakes. The collection I have wouldn't be very good to me as I would be questioning every other coin I have. This is junk and blatantly wrong. Quote: Also, shipping from China to the US costs around $2, so this seller isn't making much. Is he padding his rating? Possibly... It's quite possible that he is padding his rating to start selling fakes and counterfiets as real. Edited by Canadiansailor 05/07/2010 03:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 05/07/2010 12:04 pm Quote: I wonder how many of the people leaving that feedback realize that THEY are the ones breaking the law and not the Chinese manufacturer. Most of these manufacturers show marked pieces but ship the coins unmarked. I don't think that is completely true. If the seller is advertising them as having "copy" or "replica" marked on them then the buyer can't be blamed if they arrive without the mark. Now if the buyer keeps them it would technically be a crime. While it may not be illegal for the coins to be made in China, the seller is breaking US law when he sends one of the unmarked coins into the US. The fact that the US government can't get to these sellers (unless China eventually decides to cooperate) doesn't mean the seller's aren't breaking US law. Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 05/08/2010 10:40 pm really incredibly bad looking replica.. it's amazing it still sells! Report this Post to the Staff
bocephus New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 05/12/2010 12:15 am That was SUCH a bad copy! Report this Post to the Staff
L1011 Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 12:04 am They're probably making more common date coins thinking they won't be under so much scrutiny, a rare or key-date coin would get a good looking at Report this Post to the Staff
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