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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3233539, member: 56859&quot;]Immerse yourself by browsing reputable ancient coin dealers&#039; sites with tens of thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of ancient coins. <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/" rel="nofollow">CNG</a>, for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Browse current auctions on an auction aggregator site such as <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/" rel="nofollow">Numisbids</a> or <a href="https://www.sixbid.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/" rel="nofollow">Sixbid</a>.&nbsp; Browse &quot;retail&quot; offerings from the multitude of ancient coin dealers on <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Vcoins</a>.&nbsp; Occasionally a fake slips through but but the vast majority of coins you see on those sites are authentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Study signs of fakery by reading all of these pages:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" rel="nofollow">Forum Ancient Coins&#039; &quot;Learn to Identify Fakes Coins&quot;</a></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html</a> (part of CoinTalk member @@Valentinian&#039;s extensive website about ancient coins)</p><p><a href="http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/" rel="nofollow">http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Browse this thread for links to useful pages for beginners (and non-beginners!):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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