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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 1249162, member: 15588&quot;]I recently acquired a new addiction: English hammered coins. But as I peruse the sites my danger antenna spring up: how to spot fakes in a genre so easy to fake? And how to know who the reputable dealers are? Those in business for 20+ years, or who explicitly guarantee the authenticity of their booty for purchase, seem safe. But Ebay seems like a potential minefield for ancient and medieval loot. This problem exponentially multiplies with the prices of the nicer hammered coins out there... $200+ for a nice but common groat with minimal clipping and luminous detail. So far I&#039;ve only purchased a few lesser grade commons for under $100, but as my addiction festers, I&#039;ll eventually want a nice groat or a nice Cnut penny, or a Henry VIII sixpence, or an Edward the Confessor, etc., and I&#039;ll worry about getting had intentionally or unintentionally. How do others deal with counterfeit anxiety? And what venues or sites do you frequent?</p><p><br /></p><p>So far I&#039;ve used these sites as guides:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hammeredcoin.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hammeredcoin.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hammeredcoin.co.uk/</a><a href="http://www.englishhammered.com/links.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.englishhammered.com/links.html" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.englishhammered.com/links.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.englishhammered.com/links.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.englishhammered.com/links.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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