Chad, Welcome to Oldgas. As stated above, your best defense is to get educated and gain as much knowledge as possible. The members on this site are a wealth of information and willing to give their opinions on fakes and frauds versus the real deal. Best of luck in recovering your money.

Last edited by SandPCollector; Sat Feb 04 2017 12:03 PM. Reason: clarification
Regards, Jim

I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers
and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.