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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2937239, member: 24314&quot;]You all know that counterfeits have been around since ancient times. What I write here is by no means anything to confirm or deny the authenticity of any coin; they are just a few observations.&nbsp; <span style="color: #000066">There are </span><span style="color: #ff0000">exceptions</span><span style="color: #000066"> to these &quot;rules.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p>1. Some coins are common and some coins are rare.&nbsp; Usually, the value and desirability of the rare ones made them a target for &quot;modern&quot; counterfeiting (16th Century to now).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Generally, one side of a counterfeit is better executed than the other.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Collectors want &quot;nice&quot; coins so until relatively recent times (20th Century) counterfeiters did not produce a fake and then corrode it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, without knowing anything <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> about the OP&#039;s coin <b><span style="color: #b300b3">except its value</span></b> in decent condition, a collector can make a fairly accurate assessment of its authenticity in a heavily corroded, tooled, state.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, if it is &quot;worth&quot; making a batch of cast copies of a particular ancient, then subjecting them to artfully-placed drips of acid, rapidly induced bronze disease, and tooling, it has been done.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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