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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Craig Z, post: 3220630, member: 74583&quot;]All this talk about Fakes lately has got me thinking as a beginner ancient coin collector.&nbsp; I typically find it useful to try to win some more affordable coins through auctions on eBay or Buy It Nows for the convenience, but seeing many posts of so called &quot;Reputable&quot; Ebay sellers with high ratings that are selling fakes, has started to get me double thinking about purchasing in the future on that platform, as well as makes me question even some of the coins I have acquired in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a beginner collector, I am not the type that are targeting Rare expensive coins, rather, I am scouting out budget coins that appeal to me and I will learn the history of the coin and period it is from if I do not already know a little bit about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So with all of this in mind, I am curious if any of you seasoned collectors would mind sharing some of the tall tale signs of ancient fakes -- whether they are expensive coins or not (in general) and your experiences with forgeries in the past.&nbsp; As a novice, I obviously do not currently possess the eye to tell if what I have is definitively a fake or legitimate, and part of the fun for me, is knowing that I am indeed holding a coin 2000 years old in my hand and not just some random forgery made in Thailand or India 30 days ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any specifics on what to generally look for would be much appreciated!&nbsp; I am also curious what the #1 indicator is on how to tell if a coin is casted vs striked, as I see that topic come up often as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a coin I just acquired from a &quot;reputable&quot; Ebay dealer.&nbsp; The link of the seller is attached along with photos of the coin. In hand, this coin definitely appears to have been cleaned -- as it is so shiny and the silver really pops.&nbsp; Still quite happy with it though even if its a common Gordian iii <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/distinctivecoins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/distinctivecoins" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/usr/distinctivecoins</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]838379[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]838380[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]838381[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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