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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 2961743, member: 31620"]If only this were true. There are several cases where transfer dies have been created from genuine, common ancients and then these are used to create coins that are then treated and dirtied up to sell into the market as uncleaned coin. These have happened either in batches as "hoards" or salted into other uncleaned batched to bulk them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>These were being distributed as uncleaned at $14.99 each:-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_Carus_Fake_Ants2.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>These were being sold in batches of 1,000 at Eur 5 each:-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/prob6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I put the following together to illustrate some if the odd coins that have been created via this method. All were being sold as part-cleaned ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Montage_lined.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 2961743, member: 31620"]If only this were true. There are several cases where transfer dies have been created from genuine, common ancients and then these are used to create coins that are then treated and dirtied up to sell into the market as uncleaned coin. These have happened either in batches as "hoards" or salted into other uncleaned batched to bulk them out. These were being distributed as uncleaned at $14.99 each:- [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_Carus_Fake_Ants2.JPG[/IMG] These were being sold in batches of 1,000 at Eur 5 each:- [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/prob6.jpg[/IMG] I put the following together to illustrate some if the odd coins that have been created via this method. All were being sold as part-cleaned ancients. [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Montage_lined.jpg[/IMG] Martin[/QUOTE]
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