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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4594165, member: 98035"]Emporium Hamburg has been peddling fake monogram AE4's of rare emperors for years now; is is best to treat all as suspect until proven otherwise. First step of course is to wash the coin in acetone - genuine coins come out unscathed, but fakes will disintegrate because they are actually featureless AE4s covered in some sort of resin to add the details, then coated in artificial patina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4594165, member: 98035"]Emporium Hamburg has been peddling fake monogram AE4's of rare emperors for years now; is is best to treat all as suspect until proven otherwise. First step of course is to wash the coin in acetone - genuine coins come out unscathed, but fakes will disintegrate because they are actually featureless AE4s covered in some sort of resin to add the details, then coated in artificial patina.[/QUOTE]
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