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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 24553428, member: 118540"]Thanks [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER]. I had forgotten about the Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports. I have searched the Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports many times in the past. However, sometimes I forget to search it. If I remember correctly, one has to be a member of Forum Ancient Coins, in order to search the fake coin reports. It's free. You just have to sign up, by providing your email address. If I remember correctly.</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php</a></p><p>[USER=146559]@JenM[/USER] I just now did the following search on Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports :</p><p>Corinth pegasus</p><p>I found the following 2 coins, which seem similar to your coin.</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=12320#top_display_media" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=12320#top_display_media" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=12320#top_display_media</a></p><p>2. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=136#top_display_media" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=136#top_display_media" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=136#top_display_media</a></p><p>The 1st fake, is the fake that [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] found.</p><p>The 2nd fake, has a better photo.</p><p>Perhaps, if one compares the photos of your coin, versus the photos of the above 2 fakes, versus the photos of the coins on ACsearch, then one could figure out, if your coin is fake. I haven't taken the time, to thoroughly do so. However, I did a brief comparison. I searched ACsearch for the following :</p><p>Corinth pegasus</p><p>Most of the ACsearch coins seem to have the head and pegasus facing left. However, a few have either the head or pegasus (or both) facing right, like your coin. The following Roma coin, has a head side, which seems similar to your coin, especially the hair style (or is it part of the helmet?) at the back of the head. And the head is facing right.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10668226" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10668226" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10668226</a></p><p>The following Leu coin, has a pegasus, which has a mirror (or whatever that is) underneath the pegasus, like your coin. And the pegasus is facing right, like your coin.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10655306" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10655306" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10655306</a></p><p>Here's a Spink coin, which has some resemblances with your coin.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10401302" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10401302" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10401302</a></p><p>Here's a Nomos coin, in which the head has some resemblances to your coin, especially the hair in the back of the head.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10197673" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10197673" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10197673</a></p><p>And another Nomos coin, with similar hair in the back of the head.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10053848" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10053848" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10053848</a></p><p>However, it's possible, that all of the above ACsearch coins are fake. Auction houses make mistakes, sometimes.</p><p>Looking further at the ACsearch coins, it seems that, for most of them, on the head side, the helmet has a component, which comes down in the back, and the helmet covers much of the hair in the back of the head, but then there are wild tresses of hair sticking out from under and behind the helmet.</p><p>Regarding the color of your coin, you coin may be dark, because of the "tone", which is a surface layer of silver combined with oxygen or sulfur or other elements. Many ancient silver coins are toned, and therefore appear dark. Often, ancient silver coins are cleaned, so that they become shiny and white again.</p><p>One quick and easy test, is to carefully touch your coin with a magnet. If the coin is attracted to the magnet, then that may be a bad sign, because, from my limited knowledge of ancient Greek coins, most ancient Greek coins did not contain iron, or any other magnetic material. However, I'm not certain about that.</p><p>As a last resort, you could submit your coin to NGC Ancients, to be slabbed. NGC Ancients does not guarantee, that their slabbed ancient coins are authentic. However, if NGC Ancients slabs an ancient coin, then there is a very high probability, that the ancient coin is authentic. NGC Ancients won't slab a coin, which they are almost certain is fake. NGC Ancients has a very good reputation, in that they almost never slab a fake. You can always remove your coin from the slab, after you get the coin back from NGC Ancients (although it takes some doing. I use a hacksaw, myself, whenever I buy an ancient coin that happens to be slabbed). However, it costs money. I don't remember how much it costs. $50? I don't know. Also, the process can take months, if I remember correctly, depending on how busy they are. I've never sent an ancient coin to NGC Ancients, but many ancient coin collectors have done so, for various reasons, especially if they want to auction an ancient coin at Heritage auctions.</p><p>If you want to see more examples of your coin type, and if you want to see some prices, you can do the following search at Vcoins.com :</p><p>corinth pegasus</p><p>Vcoins is a pretty reputable site, where many dealers sell ancient coins.</p><p>Finally, you can also try posting a thread, with photos of your coin, and the diameter and weight, and a short summary of the research that you have done so far, on other ancient coin forums, and see what they say.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 24553428, member: 118540"]Thanks [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER]. I had forgotten about the Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports. I have searched the Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports many times in the past. However, sometimes I forget to search it. If I remember correctly, one has to be a member of Forum Ancient Coins, in order to search the fake coin reports. It's free. You just have to sign up, by providing your email address. If I remember correctly. [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php[/URL] [USER=146559]@JenM[/USER] I just now did the following search on Forum Ancient Coins fake coin reports : Corinth pegasus I found the following 2 coins, which seem similar to your coin. 1. [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=12320#top_display_media[/URL] 2. [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=136#top_display_media[/URL] The 1st fake, is the fake that [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] found. The 2nd fake, has a better photo. Perhaps, if one compares the photos of your coin, versus the photos of the above 2 fakes, versus the photos of the coins on ACsearch, then one could figure out, if your coin is fake. I haven't taken the time, to thoroughly do so. However, I did a brief comparison. I searched ACsearch for the following : Corinth pegasus Most of the ACsearch coins seem to have the head and pegasus facing left. However, a few have either the head or pegasus (or both) facing right, like your coin. The following Roma coin, has a head side, which seems similar to your coin, especially the hair style (or is it part of the helmet?) at the back of the head. And the head is facing right. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10668226[/URL] The following Leu coin, has a pegasus, which has a mirror (or whatever that is) underneath the pegasus, like your coin. And the pegasus is facing right, like your coin. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10655306[/URL] Here's a Spink coin, which has some resemblances with your coin. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10401302[/URL] Here's a Nomos coin, in which the head has some resemblances to your coin, especially the hair in the back of the head. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10197673[/URL] And another Nomos coin, with similar hair in the back of the head. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10053848[/URL] However, it's possible, that all of the above ACsearch coins are fake. Auction houses make mistakes, sometimes. Looking further at the ACsearch coins, it seems that, for most of them, on the head side, the helmet has a component, which comes down in the back, and the helmet covers much of the hair in the back of the head, but then there are wild tresses of hair sticking out from under and behind the helmet. Regarding the color of your coin, you coin may be dark, because of the "tone", which is a surface layer of silver combined with oxygen or sulfur or other elements. Many ancient silver coins are toned, and therefore appear dark. Often, ancient silver coins are cleaned, so that they become shiny and white again. One quick and easy test, is to carefully touch your coin with a magnet. If the coin is attracted to the magnet, then that may be a bad sign, because, from my limited knowledge of ancient Greek coins, most ancient Greek coins did not contain iron, or any other magnetic material. However, I'm not certain about that. As a last resort, you could submit your coin to NGC Ancients, to be slabbed. NGC Ancients does not guarantee, that their slabbed ancient coins are authentic. However, if NGC Ancients slabs an ancient coin, then there is a very high probability, that the ancient coin is authentic. NGC Ancients won't slab a coin, which they are almost certain is fake. NGC Ancients has a very good reputation, in that they almost never slab a fake. You can always remove your coin from the slab, after you get the coin back from NGC Ancients (although it takes some doing. I use a hacksaw, myself, whenever I buy an ancient coin that happens to be slabbed). However, it costs money. I don't remember how much it costs. $50? I don't know. Also, the process can take months, if I remember correctly, depending on how busy they are. I've never sent an ancient coin to NGC Ancients, but many ancient coin collectors have done so, for various reasons, especially if they want to auction an ancient coin at Heritage auctions. If you want to see more examples of your coin type, and if you want to see some prices, you can do the following search at Vcoins.com : corinth pegasus Vcoins is a pretty reputable site, where many dealers sell ancient coins. Finally, you can also try posting a thread, with photos of your coin, and the diameter and weight, and a short summary of the research that you have done so far, on other ancient coin forums, and see what they say.[/QUOTE]
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