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<p>[QUOTE="John Hulgin, post: 7380516, member: 75121"]I understand your concerns. I do not want to see fake coins on the market, that is why I put sizes, weights, and purities on the coins to give all the details that I have on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p> I am an amateur in ancients, but not in coins. I know that NGC is one of the best TPG's in ancient coins, and that is why I send my coins to them. You mentioned that it's inevitable that fakes enter the market, yet many ancient collector's do not agree with TPG's. So, many collections get riddled with fakes. </p><p><br /></p><p>This collection was riddled with fake and genuine coins, and since it was purchased from another dealer, I do not know what the original collector was buying, from whom or why. These fakes are not the easy to identify like silver plated drachms, or the obvious cast coins (in an amateur's eyes), so I do need help. I have been helped tremendously and hope to get more help in the future. </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, Most of the coins I have posted have been obvious to the experts in the field both good and bad. Some even recognized the area in which the fakes were made. That said, I am not casting up my own coins, or trying to deceive the world, I guess I am just trying to pull the gems out of a lot of rough. The rejects will be marked fake and used for my education.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Hulgin, post: 7380516, member: 75121"]I understand your concerns. I do not want to see fake coins on the market, that is why I put sizes, weights, and purities on the coins to give all the details that I have on the coin. I am an amateur in ancients, but not in coins. I know that NGC is one of the best TPG's in ancient coins, and that is why I send my coins to them. You mentioned that it's inevitable that fakes enter the market, yet many ancient collector's do not agree with TPG's. So, many collections get riddled with fakes. This collection was riddled with fake and genuine coins, and since it was purchased from another dealer, I do not know what the original collector was buying, from whom or why. These fakes are not the easy to identify like silver plated drachms, or the obvious cast coins (in an amateur's eyes), so I do need help. I have been helped tremendously and hope to get more help in the future. Apparently, Most of the coins I have posted have been obvious to the experts in the field both good and bad. Some even recognized the area in which the fakes were made. That said, I am not casting up my own coins, or trying to deceive the world, I guess I am just trying to pull the gems out of a lot of rough. The rejects will be marked fake and used for my education.[/QUOTE]
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