Gordian III

Perhaps so, but my pet peeve is the seller of fakes that are so good they are meant to fool even the seasoned collector (i.e., http://www.ebay.com/sch/turcumansells/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=)

 

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I also love the coin and JA's and Bings' comments...I guess the surface roughness of typical provincials is due to the the metal composition and the soil/environmental conditions in which they were lost and then found...

And I prefer lightly cleaning, but not tooling and smoothing, to retain the ancient look and patina they have achieved after all those centuries hidden away somewhere...

 

He's only fooling the collectors that refuse to do any research. He's been on FORVM's NFSL for years, and if anyone takes the time to study and look for the markers that indicate forgeries, they won't get swindled by his ugly crap.

 

It's painful on several levels to see this stuff sell. How many would-be collectors get disillusioned and turn away from the hobby because they discover that their first purchases turned out to be fakes. And how many of these fakes will eventually make their way back to the market from the collections of duped buyers who never discover they were duped?

 

Bing, i just looked at your link....the coins seem all listed from Romania and some too good to be true, look a bit off and some could fool just about anyone...and especially me when I'm looking for a 'bargain'....

I noticed his Nero was mis-identified as a Severus Alexander in the detailed info section at the bottom...an unfortunate mistake at best, but one nearly unimaginable to me unless all were in fact fakes and reproductions...I didn't see one reference to a 'replica' anywhere in the listing...it makes buying 'slabs' the few comfortable choices left for a genuine purchase---yet the buyers feedback score is over 99%...I wonder if any of his buyers ever tried to have them certified????

 

I wouldn't have bid as high as I did if it weren't for the details on the reverse. The arrow and the branch looked fascinating and the serpent is quite clear entwined within the tripod. The description says the branch is "foil" covered. Did they beat gold or silver that thin so as to cover something like a branch?

 

Gordian III arrived today and my pictures are slightly different from the sellers. The photos have shown signs of BD which I will see to in the next few days.

 

A little BD, but it looks treatable. Heck, after seeing Gil's treatment of the Romulus, I'm beginning to think anything is possible.

 

Well I am not going to try toothpaste, I think I will stick to VerdiCare. No offence Gil

 

I can not suggest too strongly that whatever method you use that you separate out treated coins and check them daily for a while, then weekly, then monthly until you really are convinced that the BD is really gone. They don't call this coin cancer for nothing. Coins in remission can fool you into thinking you have won before it is appropriate.

 

Totally agree with you DS, I never consider a coin "cured" only in remission.

 

Hey Pishpash => man, sorry to hear that your new coin arrived with the plague (that sucks) ... hopefully with love and attention, the patient will be back on its feet and ready for action!

 

S6..
CoinFriend Pish is like Tiff. Got it..

 

What is:
they're both awesome?

 

Of course, they're both intellectual and seem very likely to be good people. Steve, while addressing Pish you said : man Sorry to hear that...

 

very nice, winner