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>Unless of course the original price they paid for the painting was millions of dollars.

The retired corrections officer, Robert Fletcher, 62, said he bought the painting for $100 from a man named Pete Doige (spelled with an e), whom he met in 1975 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

But that's beside the point. If it's worth $Xm, it can be used as collateral for a loan. And it's probably also insured for a certain amount.

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It is up to the loan company then to ascertain if it is worth that much, let them sue the artist.

> If it's worth $Xm, it can be used as collateral for a loan

It is worth only that much if it is authentic. The "if" is pretty big it seems.