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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GregH, post: 2277321, member: 75936&quot;]I&#039;m not appreciating the crisis. How can you tell a coin is authentic without David Sear or a plastic slab? The same way an antiquities collector knows they have a genuine Ming vase, or an art collector knows they have a real Renoir. You can&#039;t slab a vase or a painting, but there will always be experts who can provide opinions on the authenticity. If there&#039;s no David Sear, there&#039;ll be someone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have doubt about the authenticity - you probably shouldn&#039;t buy it. There&#039;s been a few rare AE4 coins of Avitus in auctions lately - but their attribution is disputed by some numismatic experts whose opinions I respect. None of these coins have anywhere near the full legend &quot;DN AVITVS PF AVG&quot;. Although I need an Avitus, I won&#039;t be buying any of these, even if the auction house claims it is authentic. If there&#039;s doubt, there&#039;s no doubt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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