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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 3448384, member: 74968&quot;]Misattributions happen frequently. In my own case I have bought many misattributed coins. This has been deliberate. In many cases I have picked up some very rare and desirable coins because of a careless misattribution. Sometimes it is an imperial acclamation, other times it is a legend variation. </p><p><br /></p><p>With some coins it is very easy to make a mistake. Dealers can handle hundreds if not thousands of coins. It is also easier to copy an attribution&nbsp; than it is to check the attribution of every coin you handle with a reference book. It is not surprising that mistakes are made. While many get it right most of the time it is fairly common to spot a misattribution. </p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, this not only happens with dealers but it is common with big name auction houses as well. A case in point. A very famous German auction house made a mistake on a coin they had for auction. I saw the error and won the coin. If I had not identified the error I might have been upset when the coin arrived and I realized that a mistake was made. The best defence is information. When you see a coin attributed, try doing the attribution yourself. It is good practice and a lot is learned in the meantime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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