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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2540236, member: 19463&quot;]I agree with Insider when it comes to authentication but will point out that some fakes can be declared from ten paces with one eye closed.&nbsp; Regulars here will start to recognize certain &#039;things&#039; that pretend to be ancient coins and are posted here by people who recently have been exposed to coins in general or ancients and are imagining they are beneficiary of the deal of the century.&nbsp; There are experts who are fooled by .01% of fakes.&nbsp; They tend to work for big dealers or authentication services.&nbsp; There are those who would be better served by flipping a coin to determine the answer since their hopes for the best will more often turn out bad than not.&nbsp; It is OK if you ask our opinion on a coin but you will have to realize that relatively few of us are in the 90+% accurate group and are not able to apply Insider&#039;s stereo microscope to your cell phone photos.&nbsp; Ask away but understand when the answer you get is rarely as 100% positive as you hoped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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