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<p>[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 4306052, member: 73165"]This was exactly my initial thought. But, since [USER=79368]@Barry Murphy[/USER] chimed in, I'm now convinced it's totally genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It's not entirely clear to me that the seller <i>knowingly</i> sold a fake coin as genuine. You know what they say about collecting ancients:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But, of course, "know the coin or know the dealer" is always excellent advice. I give it frequently, along with "I'd rather buy a great coin for a fair price than a fair coin for a great price." When it comes to my collection, those are really my only ironclad rules. Everything else is governed by whatever catches my eye.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I concur with [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] and [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] here. The amount of skill needed to fake a Byzantine solidus so well that it fools the average dealer, plus the amount of effort it would take is so high compared to the potential profit, I don't see this being very likely. Someone with that much skill could probably make enough money legally to make it not even worth thinking about faking common solidi.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paul M., post: 4306052, member: 73165"]This was exactly my initial thought. But, since [USER=79368]@Barry Murphy[/USER] chimed in, I'm now convinced it's totally genuine. It's not entirely clear to me that the seller [I]knowingly[/I] sold a fake coin as genuine. You know what they say about collecting ancients: But, of course, "know the coin or know the dealer" is always excellent advice. I give it frequently, along with "I'd rather buy a great coin for a fair price than a fair coin for a great price." When it comes to my collection, those are really my only ironclad rules. Everything else is governed by whatever catches my eye. I concur with [USER=100005]@RichardT[/USER] and [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] here. The amount of skill needed to fake a Byzantine solidus so well that it fools the average dealer, plus the amount of effort it would take is so high compared to the potential profit, I don't see this being very likely. Someone with that much skill could probably make enough money legally to make it not even worth thinking about faking common solidi.[/QUOTE]
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