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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 8361015, member: 81093"][USER=132770]@Richard Kennedy[/USER] , I'm a little confused. You already posted this exact same coin the other day:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/got-this-in-old-coin-bag-is-it-real-54-64-ad.396915/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/got-this-in-old-coin-bag-is-it-real-54-64-ad.396915/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/got-this-in-old-coin-bag-is-it-real-54-64-ad.396915/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And then you've asked the same question here, and posted the same coin, in another forum (before I moved it to Ancients). Is there something specific that members of this forum haven't answered?</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of "how does one tell", a quick list from me would be:</p><p>- Wrong colour (it just doesn't look right), and it's probably not actually silver (although you could do a specific gravity test to check)</p><p>- Lettering is incorrect on Nero</p><p>- Portrait is incorrect on Nero</p><p>- Reverse design is wrong</p><p>- Coin is a bit light (but not necessarily damning in itself)</p><p><br /></p><p>And just remember, any of the 5 issues listed above (there are probably more) could indicate a fake. It doesn't take multiple issues to determine a coin is fake, it only takes one - and this coin has multiple. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 8361015, member: 81093"][USER=132770]@Richard Kennedy[/USER] , I'm a little confused. You already posted this exact same coin the other day: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/got-this-in-old-coin-bag-is-it-real-54-64-ad.396915/[/URL] And then you've asked the same question here, and posted the same coin, in another forum (before I moved it to Ancients). Is there something specific that members of this forum haven't answered? In terms of "how does one tell", a quick list from me would be: - Wrong colour (it just doesn't look right), and it's probably not actually silver (although you could do a specific gravity test to check) - Lettering is incorrect on Nero - Portrait is incorrect on Nero - Reverse design is wrong - Coin is a bit light (but not necessarily damning in itself) And just remember, any of the 5 issues listed above (there are probably more) could indicate a fake. It doesn't take multiple issues to determine a coin is fake, it only takes one - and this coin has multiple. Hope that helps. AC[/QUOTE]
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