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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2607213, member: 76111&quot;]I posted this a little while back that will provide a quick primer on the main types of forgeries one will encounter in ancients.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-forgeries.281399/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-forgeries.281399/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-forgeries.281399/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The most problematic IMO are transfer dies that are then used to strike fakes on ancient donor coins so the metal is ancient.&nbsp; These can be coins that sell for $20 or $200,000+.&nbsp; No dealer is 100% immune to having a fake get through their inspection but the good dealers will be very responsive to addressing authenticity concerns and refunds as necessary.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example that was offered for sale in CNG&#039;s Triton sale this month.&nbsp; This is a transfer die fake and several examples made it into the market several years ago.&nbsp; They should have caught it because it is reasonably well known, but I sent CNG an email bringing their attention to it and it was promptly pulled (even though it&#039;s still on SixBid, it&#039;s withdrawn on CNG&#039;s site).&nbsp; With an auction that includes thousands of coins, it&#039;s impossible to catch everything but the good dealers will handle authenticity concerns promptly and professionally like CNG does.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3193&amp;category=65321&amp;lot=2667767" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3193&amp;category=65321&amp;lot=2667767" rel="nofollow">https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3193&amp;category=65321&amp;lot=2667767</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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