To tell or not to tell - Fakes "secrets"

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Well, Russians are not the only stubborn people around, don't forget us French :D

I agree with Alexei. It seems to me that most people on this board have little knowledge of production techniques and view the issue without paying heed to practical and economic constraints and/or realities. Obviously, the faker's aim is to improve his production to a level where his fakes will be indistinguishable from an original. Once again, experience from sister branches of collecting - closest of which is coin collecting - proves that even the highest skilled fakers cannot perfectly duplicate originals. Publishing flaw characteristics enables each collector to become a more informed individual - fakers will attempt to duplicate these flaws but you must realize that it is an even more difficult task for them to get those flaws exactly right than to duplicate the rest of the medal.

I am afraid that a certain level of obscurantism, triggered I believe by either a lack of knowledge or of understanding of the production processes, sadly perpetuates fallacies and suspicions in the collector's fraternity :mad: .

Marc