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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 788111, member: 6370&quot;]yeah, that&#039;s a nice racket. Best part is, people see a slab and immediately think that because it is encased in plastic it is authentic, makes one wonder how many fakes are walking around in plastic...its bad enough that the real ones are.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the pitting, there are many ways this could happen to an old coin...I have quite a few pitted ancients and middle ages coins. I also often see pitted gold coins from this time period which I believe are authentic. I cant see it well but the pitting doesnt look very uniform so that is a good sign. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It all depends on where the coin has been and what it has been exposed to. In the end you would need to have it inspected by a real expert once you have the coin. I have never purchased anything from Spinks but if they have a good guarantee, I would buy it then get a second opinion and go from there. If they don&#039;t, then I would pass on it. I would not buy a coin like this without a lifetime guarantee. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would say this coin in this condition should fetch 3000+ USD, I have seen them sell for over 5000 in worse shape. I dont know if there are rarer types or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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