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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2423785, member: 19463"]If you do not believe it is real and you sell it on eBay, some buyer will come to that same opinion and return it under a Paypal/eBay guarantee. Be sure or sell it to a dealer who believes. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin could be silver and still be fake but, if it is not silver, it must be fake. A small scratch on the edge might tell it is time to give up if copper is seen or proceed questioning if it looks silver. Either way the photo looks wrong (my guess) so you at least need a better image.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not like the edge. From what I see in the photo, I would never suggest it is genuine but photos fool easily. People who believe that you can authenticate a coin certainly from a photo are often wrong. In this case, I would take the coin to a show with specialist ancient dealers and see how may offers you get. If I were a betting man, I'd bet <1. If I were bidding on eBay based on the photo, same number.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2423785, member: 19463"]If you do not believe it is real and you sell it on eBay, some buyer will come to that same opinion and return it under a Paypal/eBay guarantee. Be sure or sell it to a dealer who believes. The coin could be silver and still be fake but, if it is not silver, it must be fake. A small scratch on the edge might tell it is time to give up if copper is seen or proceed questioning if it looks silver. Either way the photo looks wrong (my guess) so you at least need a better image. I do not like the edge. From what I see in the photo, I would never suggest it is genuine but photos fool easily. People who believe that you can authenticate a coin certainly from a photo are often wrong. In this case, I would take the coin to a show with specialist ancient dealers and see how may offers you get. If I were a betting man, I'd bet <1. If I were bidding on eBay based on the photo, same number.[/QUOTE]
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