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         <title><![CDATA[Chinese PCGS Slab]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The slab insert in this PCGS holder is in Mandarin Chinese.  This genuine slab is a promotional item for PCGS' Chinese marketing effort.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[PCGS Holder Reverses]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Counterfeit and genuine PCGS holders, side by side.  The counterfeit PCGS holder, left, was originally published in the &quot;Coin Collector's Survival Manual&quot; 6th edition, by Scott A. Travers.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top 5 Ways to Avoid Fake Coins]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/coinbuyingadvice/tp/ebay_coin_buying_advice.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of fake coins on eBay by following these five simple steps.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[PCGS Fake Slab Diagnostics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This fake PCGS slab photo has been marked by the Chinese counterfeiter to show the diagnostics that distinguish a fake PCGS holder from a genuine PCGS holder.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[PCGS Genuine Slab Diagnostics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Genuine PCGS slab marked by the Chinese counterfeiter, showing the places where the genuine slabs differ from the counterfeits.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Counterfeit PCGS Slab]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/coingrading/ig/Fake-PCGS-Slab-Diagnostics/Counterfeit-PCGS-Slab.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Counterfeit PCGS slab, originally published in the &quot;Coin Collector's Survival Manual&quot; 6th edition, by Scott A. Travers.  Both sides of the fake PCGS slab are shown.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fake PCGS Slab Diagnostics]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/coingrading/ig/Fake-PCGS-Slab-Diagnostics/Fake-PCGS-Slab-Diagnostics.-1yO.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Photo depicts fake and genuine PCGS slabs, marked by the Chinese counterfeiter to show the diagnostics that reveal the fake PCGS holder as a counterfeit.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About  State Quarters]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 50 State Quarters Program is the most successful coin collecting program in history.  The U.S. Mint estimates that 147 million people collect State Quarters.  Learn the basic facts about the State Quarter Program and how to go about finding out how much your Statehood Quarters are worth.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[He Has Every Single Red Book!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn the story of the intrepid coin collector, who is also a member of the U.S. military stationed overseas, who did something that only 500 people in the world can ever do (and that probably fewer than a couple dozen actually have done...)  He collected a full set of every single Red Book ever published!  Read his inspiring story here.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Faceless Monroe Dollar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Faceless Monroe Dollar is a Monroe Dollar blank that didn't get the front and back coin designs, but did get the edge lettering!  This is only the second confirmed time that an error like this has happened in the Presidential Dollar series.  Learn all about this amazing blank planchet with edge lettering on it, the collector who found it, and the grading service mistake when it was slabbed.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reeded Edge Defined]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What is a reeded edge?  Your Guide has the definition to this and other coin related terms in the glossary of numismatic terminology.  Reeded edge is defined on this page.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coin Value Fraud at Auctions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you are buying coins from online auction sites such as ebay, you should be very wary about claims of coin values based on slabbed, or grading services' grades.  This is an increasing problem on ebay, especially, so before you buy encapsulated coins, learn how this coin fraud is prepetrated, and a very simple method to avoid becoming a victim.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[An Assortment of Fake Coin Dies in China]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Fake-Chinese-Coin-Dies.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A selection of dies for striking fake coins in an illegal Chinese coin minting operation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The 1869 Indian Head Three Dollar U.S. Gold Coin]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the 1869 Indian Head Three Dollar U.S. Gold Coin]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Clad Coins Defined]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What are clad coins?  Your Guide has the definition to this and other coin related terms in the glossary of numismatic terminology.  Clad coins are defined on this page.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Two-Tailed Morgan Dollars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A reader asks about a Morgan dollar with two eagles and no lady.  I explain what her two-tailed coin might be and how it was caused or created.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[1895 Morgan Dollar]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 1895 Proof Morgan Silver Dollar is nicknamed the &quot;King of Morgan Dollars.&quot;  Although the 1895 Morgan Dollar had a mintage of 12,000 regular specimens according to Mint records, they seem to have mysteriously vanished!  Learn the story behind the King of Morgans: the remarkable 1895 Morgan Dollar.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The 1910 Indian Head Type Quarter Eagle U.S. Gold Coin]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the 1910 Indian Head Type Quarter Eagle U.S. Gold Coin.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The 1849 Coronet Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin (Five Dollar Gold Piece)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This is an image of the 1849 Coronet Liberty Head Type Half Eagle U.S. Gold Coin ($5.00 Gold Piece)]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[John Adams Presidential Dollar Coin Artist Rendering]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Presidential Dollar Coin, John Adams Design, Artists Rendering]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fake Chinese Iron and Bronze Artifacts]]></title>
         <link>http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Fake-Chinese-Iron---Bronze.htm</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Photos from a Chinese counterfeiting ring that specializes in fake coins, antiquities and counterfeit Chinese antiques.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thousands of Fake Coins From China]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thousands of Fake Coins Struck by a Chinese Counterfeiting Ring]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[One of the Showrooms in the Chinese Counterfeiting Factory]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Photos from a Chinese counterfeiting ring that specializes in fake coins, antiquities and counterfeit Chinese antiques.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chinese Workers Making Counterfeit Rare Coins]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Chinese Workers Striking Fake U.S. Coins]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lincoln Memorial Key Dates]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn what the key dates are for the Lincoln Memorial Penny series.  Lincoln Memorial key date coins are given on this page.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Close-Up of Fake Silver Coin Dies]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This closeup photo of the dies used by a Chinese coin counterfeiting ring shows the reverse of a British silver crown dated 1899 and the obverse of a Greek 5 Drachmai dated between 1833 and 1845.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tell DMPLs &amp; Proofs Apart]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn how to tell the difference between DMPL and Proof Morgan Dollars on this coin collecting FAQ page.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fake Ancient Chinese Coins]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Photos from a Chinese counterfeiting ring that specializes in fake coins, antiquities and counterfeit Chinese antiques.  Various ancient bronze Chinese coin types are shown, all of which are fake!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Edge View of Fake Morgan Dollars]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Photos from a Chinese counterfeiting ring that specializes in fake coins, antiquities and counterfeit Chinese antiques.  The edges of fake Morgan Dollars are shown.]]></description>
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