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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 6407205, member: 72790"]If you are going to collect ancients, you are going to collect some fakes. Even if you deal only with reputable auction houses and respected dealers it is virtually inevitable that you will acquire them and often in a way that makes it impossible to return them, given both time and distance. Over a period of several decades, despite trying to educate myself and being a cautious buyer, I have picked up coins which I later discovered to be fraudulent. That is why I also have a "Black Cabinet" in my collection, as a depository for all those fake coins. They make an interesting study in themselves and serve as a constant reminder to be careful. Get one. Hopefully, a small one will do. And, caveat omnis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 6407205, member: 72790"]If you are going to collect ancients, you are going to collect some fakes. Even if you deal only with reputable auction houses and respected dealers it is virtually inevitable that you will acquire them and often in a way that makes it impossible to return them, given both time and distance. Over a period of several decades, despite trying to educate myself and being a cautious buyer, I have picked up coins which I later discovered to be fraudulent. That is why I also have a "Black Cabinet" in my collection, as a depository for all those fake coins. They make an interesting study in themselves and serve as a constant reminder to be careful. Get one. Hopefully, a small one will do. And, caveat omnis.[/QUOTE]
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