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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1804705, member: 56859&quot;]Bubbles.&nbsp; Bursting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I had researched this coin adequately before bidding.&nbsp; Obviously not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked for information in wildwinds; comparable coins and prior sales in CNG archives, acsearch, and all the usual places. Didn&#039;t come across the issuer controversy though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last night someone pointed me to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=66669.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=66669.0" rel="nofollow">this discussion</a> which lays out a multitude of reasons why it is highly unlikely to be a pharonic issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>One respected person in that discussion also questions the authenticity of the rare Nektanebo gold staters, laying out a series of observations to support his statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... two of my three reasons for wanting this coin seem to be out the window, leaving only the third reason-- a very expensive third reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next time I consider purchasing a scarce coin I should dig deeper and ask questions on forums first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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