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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2484239, member: 19463&quot;]Of us all YOC could expertise the Galerius simply by cleaning it.&nbsp; If he applied his usual techniques to a fake with modern fake crud on the surfaces, it would not react as he would expect from a coin of the type.&nbsp; Photos like these could include a sleeper genuine coin but whenever we see coins like 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8, it is good to doubt the rest.&nbsp; The Mamaea by itself strikes me as possibly just abused and misunderstood but the surfaces match the Philip II so well that I can not see them being different.&nbsp; Which of these coins are worth the risk?&nbsp;&nbsp; If you offered $10 for the lot, the seller would be convinced you were a crook.&nbsp; What is the Philip I worth?&nbsp; Under the circumstances it is not full retail even though our little group of experts say it may be OK.&nbsp; I&#039;d be inclined to value the relationship with the seller in case you plan on returning to his shop again more highly than the coin.&nbsp; After having these fakes will he buy the next group of ancients that comes in his door?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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