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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2312622, member: 76194"]Thanks for sharing forgerynetwork.com</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the fake version of my coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]466311[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And now for mine, the real version:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]466312[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The fake version's lion skin is all wrong in style, Alexander's forehead looks squashed compared to the genuine example, the drapery hanging from Zeus is the wrong style on the fake, the throne legs look so sloppy on the fake, the eagles style is wrong too. One of the legends on the reverse is missing on the fake, and the other one is missing the letter O. Also look at that messed up edge on the fake one to hide the cheap casting from the original fake mold it was made out of, and how perfectly centered it is (also usually a warning sign).</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at that fake version of my coin is so sad. Even if I didn't have my coin to compare to, or the pictures of other coins like mine who have sold at auction, there is just something about it that screams modern fakery. Just look at those abs and chest muscles on that fake Zeus <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie105" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2312622, member: 76194"]Thanks for sharing forgerynetwork.com Look at the fake version of my coin: [ATTACH=full]466311[/ATTACH] And now for mine, the real version: [ATTACH=full]466312[/ATTACH] The fake version's lion skin is all wrong in style, Alexander's forehead looks squashed compared to the genuine example, the drapery hanging from Zeus is the wrong style on the fake, the throne legs look so sloppy on the fake, the eagles style is wrong too. One of the legends on the reverse is missing on the fake, and the other one is missing the letter O. Also look at that messed up edge on the fake one to hide the cheap casting from the original fake mold it was made out of, and how perfectly centered it is (also usually a warning sign). Looking at that fake version of my coin is so sad. Even if I didn't have my coin to compare to, or the pictures of other coins like mine who have sold at auction, there is just something about it that screams modern fakery. Just look at those abs and chest muscles on that fake Zeus :yuck:[/QUOTE]
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