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<p>[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1276606, member: 5739"]Well put Doug, very good rule when it comes to this. I didn't know the coin type shown, but I knew that a coin type of the Severan period with conjoined busts was not a 'common' coin by any means, and would not likely be in such an auction, and after I looked at the other coins he was selling, that sealed the deal for me, they all had the same patina and metal look to them.... big red flags like you guys said.... still it is a shame someone paid USD 87 dollars for the one I linked to.... I just hope they weren't expecting the real thing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I'm glad the seller is at least on some 'Fake Seller Lists' sadly though I expect this fool will be attempting to sell these fakes elsewhere in no time, and not all collectors are as knowledgeable as you guys when it comes to such things.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again everyone, ( <b>dougsmit </b> , <b>Mat</b> and <b>Cucumbor</b> ).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rexesq, post: 1276606, member: 5739"]Well put Doug, very good rule when it comes to this. I didn't know the coin type shown, but I knew that a coin type of the Severan period with conjoined busts was not a 'common' coin by any means, and would not likely be in such an auction, and after I looked at the other coins he was selling, that sealed the deal for me, they all had the same patina and metal look to them.... big red flags like you guys said.... still it is a shame someone paid USD 87 dollars for the one I linked to.... I just hope they weren't expecting the real thing :( I'm glad the seller is at least on some 'Fake Seller Lists' sadly though I expect this fool will be attempting to sell these fakes elsewhere in no time, and not all collectors are as knowledgeable as you guys when it comes to such things. Thanks again everyone, ( [B]dougsmit [/B] , [B]Mat[/B] and [B]Cucumbor[/B] ).[/QUOTE]
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