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Steve f Sky, I believe the apprehension of some towards your particular acquisition is simply healthy paranoia -In reality your Find mimics a familiar example of past pranks.
From your reply, I think you understand this.
To the lurkers or newbies,
This group's skepticism should not be misinterpreted. The VBC is frequented by laymen and novice collectors for advice on their new found fortunes, opinions on deceptions, counterfeit recognition, possible reprints and countless Pot 'o Gold schemes of all kinds. Sadly, nearly every synopsis is an unfavorable one. Hang out for a week or so and see for yourselves.
In the appraisal of these rarities, the approach is often a necessary "guilty 'til proven innocent" eval. The seemingly back-asswards approach is highly effective, in that many uninformed buyers have been saved from themselves (I sure have) by the vast knowledge base here. Steve F