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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3301904, member: 56859"]It would be hard for me to make any determination of that first coin you showed, Randy, because of the dark and poor images!</p><p><br /></p><p>There isn't any quick or simple way to tell whether a coin is fake. It takes study and experience. It isn't always possible to condemn a coin as fake with images alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Below is a cut and paste from this handy thread, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Resources for learning how fakes are made and how to detect them:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" rel="nofollow">Forum Ancient Coins' "Learn to Identify Fakes Coins"</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html</a> (part of CoinTalk member @@Valentinian's extensive website about ancient coins)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/" rel="nofollow">http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Databases of known fake coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.forgerynetwork.com/default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Extensive lists of known sellers of fake coins (heavy on eBay dealers; always check for the seller name here before considering purchase of an eBay coin unless you know the dealer to be reputable):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" rel="nofollow">Forum Ancient Coins "Notorious Fake Sellers List"</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html" rel="nofollow">Warren Esty's (CoinTalk's @Valentinian) list of disreputable sellers</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3301904, member: 56859"]It would be hard for me to make any determination of that first coin you showed, Randy, because of the dark and poor images! There isn't any quick or simple way to tell whether a coin is fake. It takes study and experience. It isn't always possible to condemn a coin as fake with images alone. (Below is a cut and paste from this handy thread, [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/']https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/[/URL]) Resources for learning how fakes are made and how to detect them: [url]http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm[/url] [url]http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/struck.htm[/url] [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5']Forum Ancient Coins' "Learn to Identify Fakes Coins"[/URL] [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html[/url] (part of CoinTalk member @@Valentinian's extensive website about ancient coins) [url]http://ancientgalleonllc.com/uncategorized/identifying-fake-ancient-coins/[/url] Databases of known fake coins: [url]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/[/url] [url]http://www.forgerynetwork.com/default.aspx[/url] Extensive lists of known sellers of fake coins (heavy on eBay dealers; always check for the seller name here before considering purchase of an eBay coin unless you know the dealer to be reputable): [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0']Forum Ancient Coins "Notorious Fake Sellers List"[/URL] [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html']Warren Esty's (CoinTalk's @Valentinian) list of disreputable sellers[/URL][/QUOTE]
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