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<p>[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 68283, member: 1674"]Sounds like the Phillippeans to me...</p><p><br /></p><p>Now as for your coins, the 1804 is definately a fake. All originals are accounted for and definately were not buried in a barrel in SE Asia. As for the rest of them it is VERY VERY likely that they are counterfeit as well, but please post pictures we may be able to point out the obvious fakes. Your next step is to invest in a good scale (must correctly measure weight to the 1/100 of a gram). If after that the coins still check out than send 1 or 2 of the more valuable ones to be graded. This is a small investment to find out if the hoard is legitimate. The profits from a couple of the coins could then be used to have the rest of the hoard authenticated/graded. Once graded the coins would be much more likely to sell near their true values, especially if you intend to sell them from SE Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, we're looking forward to the photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 68283, member: 1674"]Sounds like the Phillippeans to me... Now as for your coins, the 1804 is definately a fake. All originals are accounted for and definately were not buried in a barrel in SE Asia. As for the rest of them it is VERY VERY likely that they are counterfeit as well, but please post pictures we may be able to point out the obvious fakes. Your next step is to invest in a good scale (must correctly measure weight to the 1/100 of a gram). If after that the coins still check out than send 1 or 2 of the more valuable ones to be graded. This is a small investment to find out if the hoard is legitimate. The profits from a couple of the coins could then be used to have the rest of the hoard authenticated/graded. Once graded the coins would be much more likely to sell near their true values, especially if you intend to sell them from SE Asia. Good luck, we're looking forward to the photos.[/QUOTE]
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