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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1140639, member: 19463&quot;]The hardest step here is the first step.&nbsp; Deciding which book or which online reference to try is a lot harder with ancients.&nbsp; Often the best clues are what we call &#039;fabric&#039;.&nbsp; Most modern coins have substantially the same &#039;fabric&#039; (round, flat, very low relief) but ancients vary a lot and tip off where and how they were made.&nbsp; I recommend new collectors try to develop a feel for this subject both as an ID tool and as a little protection from fakes.&nbsp; That is why I wrote my page:</p><p><a href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/fabric.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dougsmith.ancients.info/fabric.html" rel="nofollow">http://dougsmith.ancients.info/fabric.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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