Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1711363, member: 19463&quot;]Generally when someone posts two random samples from a group and both are fakes, it is a bad sign for the rest.&nbsp; Depending on how many coins are in the group, you might start by posting photos of two or three that are significantly different from each other in terms of size, metal and condition and see if we continue with more fakes.&nbsp; It once was not uncommon for low budget collectors to pad their holdings with fakes of costly coins and have genuine cheap ones (like late Roman bronzes) so your friend may have some real coins mixed in.&nbsp; The Agrippa here is troubling in particular since it has been doctored to try to hide the fact it was a modern souvenir copy even marked with copy.&nbsp; Such things are sometimes sold for a dollar or two at museum gift shops so a beat up one like this would be absolutely worthless.&nbsp; The Trajan is a better grade fake, still 100% certainly fake, and possibly something that would fool someone who knew nothing about coins.&nbsp; It reminds me more of the sort of thing offered to tourists by locals whose main business is cheating rich foreigners.&nbsp; If the late owner got most of his coins while travelling in the Mediterranean, it is a very bad sign that all will be similarly fake.&nbsp; Post photos and we will see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in