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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7783208, member: 115171&quot;]I recently returned a solidus to a major auction house (not Heritage) which I determined was a match for a counterfeit previously published by the International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeits.&nbsp; I received a full refund and fulsome apology.&nbsp; I chose not to reveal the precise auction house because they responded in a most professional and gentlemanly fashion, and we all make mistakes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Earlier in my history of the hobby I purchased a solidus from another enterprise which was determined to be a counterfeit by the Numismatic Institute in Vienna.&nbsp; Again, my money was promptly refunded.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>An excellent resource is the following.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forgerynetwork.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Third party graders and reputable auction houses have admirable expertise but they are not perfect.&nbsp; In my area of expertise I see incorrectly attributed coins all the time.&nbsp; Sometimes that works to the collector’s advantage, allowing you to snag a rarity which has been misattributed.&nbsp; On occasion, you will spot a counterfeit being sold as real, usually unknowingly and unintentionally on the part of the auctioneer or dealer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is ultimately no substitute for developing your own judgement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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