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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8210758, member: 80952"][USER=82388]@Joshua Lemons[/USER], my advice is to cross check all the coins you screen or buy and make sure the references provided are correct. </p><p>There are some members here who only assign catalog references to their coins after they check the books in hand and make sure the attribution is correct. I don't have this possibility, for example, for Greek coins and when I catalog my coins I copy the descriptions found on the web, but I try to make sure I find the same catalog reference in different sources online (other similar coins sold in other auctions). This is still not perfect, as if there is an incorrect description and other people copied it, I will copy it as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>But for Roman Imperial coins OCRE is very useful and the difference between 564 and 565 is clear. Bottom line, I don't rely on dealers/houses for a correct attribution (especially since I don't buy from major houses) as sometimes from hurry they might make even bigger mistakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 8210758, member: 80952"][USER=82388]@Joshua Lemons[/USER], my advice is to cross check all the coins you screen or buy and make sure the references provided are correct. There are some members here who only assign catalog references to their coins after they check the books in hand and make sure the attribution is correct. I don't have this possibility, for example, for Greek coins and when I catalog my coins I copy the descriptions found on the web, but I try to make sure I find the same catalog reference in different sources online (other similar coins sold in other auctions). This is still not perfect, as if there is an incorrect description and other people copied it, I will copy it as well. But for Roman Imperial coins OCRE is very useful and the difference between 564 and 565 is clear. Bottom line, I don't rely on dealers/houses for a correct attribution (especially since I don't buy from major houses) as sometimes from hurry they might make even bigger mistakes.[/QUOTE]
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