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**Hoglaunccoolf** · 05-16-2012, 07:12 PM

Holy smokes! What's with people? I didn't make this up (Why would I??) Yes it's a real jewelry store. The owner's not real familiar with US coins so he had me look at them. I don't know why he didn't test them himself. I'm sure he would have. He wasn't going to buy them without finding out what they were. Sure he could have did his own research, but the had me look at them--so what?

As for him not noticing they were all the same, he had just gotten them. He hadn't started inspecting them. I'm sure he would have noticed they were all the same once he began going through them-but he had me do that for him instead.

Whether or not the guy was in his right mind, he did leave the coins with the store.

As for pictures, I don't know if I'll get a chance to take any-but it's still a true story.

It never occurred to me people would think this is made up--because it's not.

OK, let's say your story is true. Consider that anyone who had a bag of fake rare date Carson City mint Morgan silver dollars either knew their numismatic significance and that they are fake, or believed them to be legitimate. If he knew they were fakes, then the last thing he'd do is bring them to an expert in batch to be authenticated. He's have to know they'd be siezed. On the other hand, if he believes the coins are real, then he is either very stupid and gullible or a thief, as the coins are likely stolen. If your expert friend is smart, he'll distance himself from said coins ASAP.

05-16-2012, 07:12 PM	#23
Hoglaunccoolf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	Holy smokes! What's with people? I didn't make this up (Why would I??) Yes it's a real jewelry store. The owner's not real familiar with US coins so he had me look at them. I don't know why he didn't test them himself. I'm sure he would have. He wasn't going to buy them without finding out what they were. Sure he could have did his own research, but the had me look at them--so what? As for him not noticing they were all the same, he had just gotten them. He hadn't started inspecting them. I'm sure he would have noticed they were all the same once he began going through them-but he had me do that for him instead. Whether or not the guy was in his right mind, he did leave the coins with the store. As for pictures, I don't know if I'll get a chance to take any-but it's still a true story. It never occurred to me people would think this is made up--because it's not. OK, let's say your story is true. Consider that anyone who had a bag of fake rare date Carson City mint Morgan silver dollars either knew their numismatic significance and that they are fake, or believed them to be legitimate. If he knew they were fakes, then the last thing he'd do is bring them to an expert in batch to be authenticated. He's have to know they'd be siezed. On the other hand, if he believes the coins are real, then he is either very stupid and gullible or a thief, as the coins are likely stolen. If your expert friend is smart, he'll distance himself from said coins ASAP.
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