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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2540219, member: 24314&quot;]NOTE TO ALL POSTERS:</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin authentication is no longer a matter of naked eye or 5X magnification.&nbsp; Many coins now require at least a minute using a stereo microscope at powers near 15-20X!&nbsp; Asking even a professional numismatist or advanced collector to answer a question of authenticity from a photo is difficult at best.&nbsp; Asking them to do the same when they cannot see a highly magnified image of a coin&#039;s surface is fruitless.&nbsp; Especially with ancients. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS&nbsp; Welcome to coin talk, this is not directed especially to you as EVERYBODY does it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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