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<p>[QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 6523042, member: 90666"]Since late 2000s, Lanz eBay has mass marketed ancient coins with I understand staff who do the actual procurement and selling and having in my view, only a light oversight by Dr.Lanz. Lanz eBay sales have had many tooled coins but most were at least genuine. However I have seen quite a few coins offered that I believed to fakes (just my opinion - each piece has to be evaluated on its merits), often quite plausible, and perhaps sold in error, but still... The printed sales have had few fakes but still a high proportion of tooled coins. A mutual friend mentioned this trend to Dr.Lanz about a decade ago and his response on the tooled coins was "at least they are real and if people like them...". Lanz is no longer a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatist (but other respected dealers are also not members). With its large eBay operations it is not much like the company set up by Gitta Kastner and continued by Lanz through the 1990s with famed sales such as the Benz collection. I have bought good genuine coins from Lanz over the years. But I have the expertise to know whats good and to recognise odd styles and coins that have been messed with. Its eBay. Caveat Emptor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew McCabe, post: 6523042, member: 90666"]Since late 2000s, Lanz eBay has mass marketed ancient coins with I understand staff who do the actual procurement and selling and having in my view, only a light oversight by Dr.Lanz. Lanz eBay sales have had many tooled coins but most were at least genuine. However I have seen quite a few coins offered that I believed to fakes (just my opinion - each piece has to be evaluated on its merits), often quite plausible, and perhaps sold in error, but still... The printed sales have had few fakes but still a high proportion of tooled coins. A mutual friend mentioned this trend to Dr.Lanz about a decade ago and his response on the tooled coins was "at least they are real and if people like them...". Lanz is no longer a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatist (but other respected dealers are also not members). With its large eBay operations it is not much like the company set up by Gitta Kastner and continued by Lanz through the 1990s with famed sales such as the Benz collection. I have bought good genuine coins from Lanz over the years. But I have the expertise to know whats good and to recognise odd styles and coins that have been messed with. Its eBay. Caveat Emptor.[/QUOTE]
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