Buford is an eBay junkie. He bragged to Festus that he bought the following items.

• A prehistoric arrowhead made of copper.
  
• The fossil skeleton of a dinosaur no bigger than a chicken.
  
• An ancient Roman coin marked 120 B.C.
  
• A red diamond ring.
  
• An ancient Egyptian cat mummy.

Without even looking at the items, Festus said, "Buford, you big dummy! One of them's a fake for sure."

Which item can Festus positively know is fake?

The fake item is . . .

An ancient Roman coin marked 120 B.C.

When they cast the coin, they had no idea they were 120 years before the Birth of Christ (also known as BCE Before the Common Era).

Alas, poor Buford was duped again.

Side note . . . all of the other items actually exist, although it's unlikely that Buford could buy them on ebay.

Our winner is . . .

Jan Jakubik
Sales Training Manager
Patuxent Publishing Company
Directory Division
Laurel, MD

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