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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2616303, member: 77077&quot;]I was actually thinking of focusing on the &quot;How to ask if your coin is authentic/help me identify this coin&quot; as the starting point because, you are right, we get 4-5 posts like that every week (which I think many of us enjoy helping people with).&nbsp; I was going to suggest posting pictures of obverse, reverse, and edges.&nbsp; Embed the photos directly in the post.&nbsp; Include the weight in grams and diameter in mm.&nbsp; Post one coin per thread. Tell us where you got the coin (maybe)?&nbsp; Tell them to ask nicely and some knowledgeable people will help you out within hours.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then follow up with some common signs that things are fake, like seams, bubbles, soft details, wrong weights, $5000 coins bought for $100, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest posting references to web sites listing fakes, fake sellers, and books that help identify fakes, rather than repeating all that here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Add some links to search engines like CNG, ACS, wildwinds, forum, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe give some advice for beginners on safe places to look for authentic ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>All these good pieces of advice are dispensed every week here.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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