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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;YOTHR, post: 25391193, member: 143785&quot;]I am really sorry to have to correct you (as far as antique coins are concerned).</p><p><br /></p><p>Even 50 USD Gordianus coins are counterfeited en masse! Recently there was a whole glut of AE Follis from the 3-4th century circulating on Ebay that were worth maybe 10-30 USD each (had they been genuine). </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a misconception that only expensive known ancient coins are counterfeited. On the contrary - the more expensive the coin, the more closely it is examined = bad for the counterfeiter. With a 50 USD coin, hardly any experts bother to check it carefully. And &lt; USD 50 coins are often bought by beginners who do not immediately recognise counterfeits.</p><p><br /></p><p>No. Inexpensive coins are also counterfeited en masse. And quite often quite well. The mass of counterfeits then makes money for the counterfeiters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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