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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2512557, member: 19463&quot;][ATTACH=full]534631[/ATTACH] I have all these I want, too.&nbsp;&nbsp; There once was an old wives tale saying that the fakes of these could be told by the eyes in the helmet.&nbsp; THCoins&#039; example and mine above both fit this test but I&#039;m not saying all fakes will fail the test:&nbsp; The subject is a helmet with eye <b>holes</b> cut in the metal.&nbsp; If the coin has details making it look like it has eyes, it is most likely a fake because the fakers seemed to be trying to put eyes on their face rather than just cut holes where they belonged.&nbsp; I still maintain that the best defense is buying only from people who know better but that is not saying that a huge dealer selling thousands of coins each month necessarily employs anyone who has any experience with these AND has kept up with the latest offerings of the shady suppliers.&nbsp; My interest in Black Sea region coins is not so great that I want to spend the effort required to become fully comfortable with the question.&nbsp; I really wonder if we took 1000 fakes of these and mixed in ten genuine coins, how many &#039;professionals&#039; would be able to find the good needles in that haystack.&nbsp; The easy out is my way and let others buy them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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