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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2186385, member: 66"]Ancients and hammered are probably easier to counterfeit because every genuine coin is different and a multitude of dies were used (often not by the same engraver). It makes it much more difficult to compare a suspect coin with a geuine. Many ancient counterfeits are called such because the "style" is wrong. A definite "gray area" subjective call.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand the market for ancients and hammered is much thinner and there is much more profit potential in the post hammered era.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2186385, member: 66"]Ancients and hammered are probably easier to counterfeit because every genuine coin is different and a multitude of dies were used (often not by the same engraver). It makes it much more difficult to compare a suspect coin with a geuine. Many ancient counterfeits are called such because the "style" is wrong. A definite "gray area" subjective call. On the other hand the market for ancients and hammered is much thinner and there is much more profit potential in the post hammered era.[/QUOTE]
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