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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 7873173, member: 75143&quot;]Haha wouldn&#039;t it be nice if it was real...</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re at all interested in ancient coins, might as well keep it. It&#039;s a cool coin, and represents a coin that almost nobody here will ever be able to afford in their lifetimes. </p><p><br /></p><p>This same idea applies to US coins as well. For example, if you <i>think</i> you have an AU or UNC 1889-CC Morgan dollar, you <b>don&#039;t</b>. There are a variety of coins that are widely counterfeited, and with an incredibly low number of real examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>A more recent example would be the 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent. There are countless people who have found a silvery 1974 cent and think they&#039;ve hit the million-dollar jackpot. Spoiler: they haven&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>For ancient coins, theres a good multi-part general rule for 6-figure coins:</p><p>1. if someone claims to have metal detected it they:</p><p>a) didn&#039;t</p><p>b) found a fake in the ground</p><p>2. if someone claims to have found it in &#039;grandpa&#039;s collection&#039; they:</p><p>a) didn&#039;t</p><p>b) found a fake in grandpa&#039;s collection</p><p>3. if someone claims to have bought it for a few dollars on eBay (or part of a group lot) they:</p><p>a) didn&#039;t</p><p>b) found a fake</p><p><br /></p><p>See the trend?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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