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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2607080, member: 56859&quot;]I don&#039;t knowingly have any fakes in my collection but it would not be very surprising to later find a fake or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one modern copy of an ancient coin in my collection but it probably doesn&#039;t fall under the category you wish to discuss.&nbsp; It is an electrotype of a rare coin owned by the British Museum.&nbsp; At that time (mid 1800s to early 1900s), electrotype copies were made for collectors and other museums.&nbsp; They were educational pieces, substitutes.&nbsp; They were theoretically not meant to deceive.</p><p><br /></p><p>That Robert Ready electrotype is discussed here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sometimes-a-copy-will-have-to-suffice.272376/#post-2305367" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sometimes-a-copy-will-have-to-suffice.272376/#post-2305367">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sometimes-a-copy-will-have-to-suffice.272376/#post-2305367</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what that is but it sounds extremely interesting, enough to justify the book.&nbsp; Whatever &quot;explosive impact copying&quot; is, I want to try it!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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