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Originally Posted by steve B
I think the reason is that to make a great fake you'd need an original as source material.
And it's become so expensive that it just hasn't happened.
It would be worth it to make one nearly perfect one. maybe a bit off, so it's not suspicious, but around a 7-8. what it would take is out of reach for most fakers.
Someone smart would only do that once. Maybe with a handful of other 52 high numbers to avert suspicion.
Two? It would start getting looked at more closely.
Three? Just asking for trouble.
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If someone could buy a low grade one that would enable them to make a high grade one, the profit would be staggering. This to me doesn't explain it.
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