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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3111228, member: 76086&quot;]OK.&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; I have some time right now so I will help out for you and anyone else who probably doesnt know what to look for with ancients (and keep in mind that if you love them now, you will love them later, even if I point some things out).</p><p><br /></p><p>A.&nbsp; This coin is a very good grade, and is very popular.&nbsp; Despite any problems it has maybe the highest value of the lot.&nbsp; You can see of course the flan crack, and it has some obvious corrosion.&nbsp; Its possibly smoothed, but that might be the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>B.&nbsp; This is a plated coin, meaning it is an ancient forgery, a copper core with a silver coating.&nbsp; Aside from that it has some corrosion, some core showing through in spots and the obverse appears to be smoothed.</p><p><br /></p><p>C.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with this coin (to me) other than wear.&nbsp; Honestly, I like the toning and the residual adhesions which make it attractive (to me anyway).</p><p><br /></p><p>D.&nbsp; Other than wear and corrosion, its not too bad, but the photo makes it look as if it is tooled.</p><p><br /></p><p>E.&nbsp; This coin is heavily tooled and smoothed, and not done very well.&nbsp; Most collectors of ancients either will not buy these or only pay a token amount as a space filler.</p><p><br /></p><p>F.&nbsp; Its hard to say with this one.&nbsp; It might be a fake, or just corroded and re-patinated.&nbsp; It exhibits an awful lot of what are called casting pimples, so it may be a repro or just the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>G.&nbsp; Well, its hard to say on this one because I dont like to condemn entirely on a photo, but it may be a cast.&nbsp; It appears to have clear casting seams on both obverse and reverse edges.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my opinion, but I&#039;ve been an ancients dealer for 30 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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