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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 2960416, member: 86815&quot;]I am in the very fortunate position of choosing coins from a large well established collection that has been accumulated over many years. Many of the coins are later and inexpensive in the $20-$50 range but there are also superb coins I could not consider but within my budget are several uncommon coins. The majority&nbsp; were sourced from reputable dealers or auction houses but I have a few that have been commented on and I would be grateful for opinions from my peers and can explain my concerns.</p><p>I am experimenting hard with my photography and I know&nbsp; it needs improvement as the coins look &quot;soapy&quot; from my images and are better looking in the hand but here we go.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one is a Pompey the Great Denarius, RSC 21 , Weight 3.51 gms 18.86mm x 15.83 mm. The coin was purchased many years ago from a reputable dealer but the price of around $500 seemed cheap even then when it catalogued at more than that and it is listed as excessively rare. It seems similar but not identical to the coin on Forum reported by Martin Griffiths in October 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a Julius Caesar NRCV 1425 Weight 2.25 gms 17.74mm x 18.14mm. I have looked at it with my microscope and it is definitely not cast but my concern is the weight which appears to be low. Again this was purchased from a member of the BNTA so a reputable dealer. It seems too rough to be a fake and I cannot find it on the fake listings but my lack of experience makes me concerned about the weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>My last coin is a Pertinax NRCV 6046 Weight 2.77 gms size 17.35 mm. I have checked Forum and cannot find a match and the concern pointed out to me was the weight.</p><p>This was also purchased from a reputable dealer many years ago. </p><p>The Pompey seems to be too good to be true and if that is the case, the owner needs to reappraise its valuation if it is real.[ATTACH=full]724497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724502[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Having had a few problems, mainly from Ebay and reading the recent thread about a fake coin purchased from Roma auctions I am somewhat nervous and would really appreciate comments good or bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks </p><p><br /></p><p>Dafydd[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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