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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7973456, member: 19463&quot;]I do not believe in saying a coin is genuine only from seeing a photo but it is often possible to say it is a fake from even a poor photo.&nbsp; Being hesitant to post a coin is not really a good move since you are much better off knowing that you have a fake than thinking the coin is good and buying more just like it.&nbsp; Still, there are some coins that I suspect could be fake but am not sure.&nbsp; If the &#039;genuine&#039; value of the coin is equal to or less than the cost of a TPG opinion there is not a lot to do other than showing it and gathering opinions.&nbsp; Unfortunately, we here will not always agree on the status of every coin posted and we have, on occasion, all been wrong.&nbsp; Fakes come in a thousand degrees of ease of detection.&nbsp; I hate to see good coins posted here with replies that scream fake without good explanation but seeing, handling and occasionally buying fakes is part of the hobby.&nbsp; If that is intolerable, you might need a different hobby. Education can be expensive.&nbsp; Posting here might not be as educational as an NGC slab but it can be educational at a value greater than its price. </p><p><br /></p><p>My image (shown here many times) shows coins that each have a reason for being shown here (from issued by a usurper to made to fool a modern tourist). It is not just being able to pick out the &#039;real&#039; from the &#039;fake&#039; but being able to explain how you came to that decision.&nbsp; Not all less than fully official coins are equal.&nbsp; It is like when your math teacher insisted on you showing your work. The answer is important but understanding how that answer was reached is much better. Most people would accept between one and seven of these items as worth collecting as long as the &#039;situation&#039; is noted.&nbsp; </p><p>click to enlarge:</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/quiz3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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