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Not all fakes are convincing

HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
We've seen some pretty good counterfeits of late but thankfully there appear to be some easy to spot ones:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1799-US-1-DOLLAR-SILVER-COIN-VERY-EARLY-RARE-/150483646400?pt=UK_Coins_USA_RL

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,947 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yup. That one's really bad.image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • Yep..I can spot that one without my glasses on...but I've got so say, some of them posted lately have got me a little worried. I had gotten comfortable with having the TPG's previously and confidently "watching my back" on those purchases that made my palms sweat.(small on someone's standard, but big on mine, if ya know what I mean). But now....well????

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