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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2607058, member: 19165&quot;]I just finished reading Wayne Sayles &quot;Classical Deception.&quot; It was a very interesting and informative book (and a worthy conclusion to his 7-part introduction to ancient coins). I have now read his entire &quot;Ancient Coin Collecting&quot; series, so of course now I know all the things. Haha, just kidding - there is so much left to learn!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, I wanted to have a discussion about fakes. Do you have any fakes in your collection? Do you keep a reference tray of fakes? How do you go about discovering fakes? Do you mark a fake in any way, to prevent others from being deceived?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any stories, tell us about a time when you discovered a fake, or lessons learned from a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sayles also mentioned that some fakes are actually collectible (such as Becker, Christodoulous, Rosa, and others). How do you feel about knowingly and intentionally buying fakes, and paying a premium for them? Do you own any of these so-called &quot;collectible fakes&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand that fourrees and other types of ancient fakes are popular, but for the purposes of this discussion let&#039;s focus mostly on modern fakes (those made in the last few hundred years).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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