What are you all doing to guard against possible counterfeits in the future? I printed off all my e-mail interactions with Mike, and am laminating them, but I realize this does not ensure the coin is not a fake. With prices rising, I fear this is going to be a bigger problem down the line since the first few characters in the windows can be faked with vanitygen.
Good question. Wish some special coating was applied to these coins which light up under a UV light to confirm if its genuine or not.
For now use your common sense and pay attention to the details. How the coin was stamped/minted, was the sticker applied properly (is it leveled with the front... notice the 4 notches (above, below, left and right) around the sticker. Observe the font and confirm it's the same one. Make sure the color/tone of the font is correct as well (i'm talking about the prefix). Check the weight make sure it's silver and not some junk silver coated.
I can see one faking these coins if they were determined and had extreme attention to detail. I hope a duller mined mints the fakes to make them more obvious to spot. But if someone take it seriously, it certainly can be done.
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