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<p>[QUOTE="iamtiberius, post: 3025956, member: 37707"]Send it back. It's a forgery.</p><p><br /></p><p>First red flag: <a href="https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=davidnicol&ftab=AllFeedback" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=davidnicol&ftab=AllFeedback" rel="nofollow">Seller's feedback</a>. All are showing as Private because he doesn't want you to see what he sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second red flag: As you pointed out, is the nation discrepancy; which is common among those who purposefully sell forgeries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third red flag: Although some of forgeries are partially convincing, we let groups of forgeries interpret forgeries. This guy has sold <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/davidnicol/m.html?item=112826591647&hash=item1a44fd299f%3Ag%3Aw7MAAOSwO11ajE25&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/davidnicol/m.html?item=112826591647&hash=item1a44fd299f%3Ag%3Aw7MAAOSwO11ajE25&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684" rel="nofollow">15 coins</a> since January 31st. All of them have the same patina, the same washed out/weak devices, and gray silver look.</p><p><br /></p><p>He has doctored the surface on many of them after they were cast; in order to get rid of the bubbles. Though, it didn't work with many of the deeper bubbles on the edge. The style is right on a few, but the soft devices on an otherwise decent surface doesn't make sense with regular wear. Others are not so convincing, like his Antony Legionary Denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Better luck next time.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iamtiberius, post: 3025956, member: 37707"]Send it back. It's a forgery. First red flag: [URL='https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=davidnicol&ftab=AllFeedback']Seller's feedback[/URL]. All are showing as Private because he doesn't want you to see what he sold. Second red flag: As you pointed out, is the nation discrepancy; which is common among those who purposefully sell forgeries. Third red flag: Although some of forgeries are partially convincing, we let groups of forgeries interpret forgeries. This guy has sold [URL='https://www.ebay.com/sch/davidnicol/m.html?item=112826591647&hash=item1a44fd299f%3Ag%3Aw7MAAOSwO11ajE25&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684']15 coins[/URL] since January 31st. All of them have the same patina, the same washed out/weak devices, and gray silver look. He has doctored the surface on many of them after they were cast; in order to get rid of the bubbles. Though, it didn't work with many of the deeper bubbles on the edge. The style is right on a few, but the soft devices on an otherwise decent surface doesn't make sense with regular wear. Others are not so convincing, like his Antony Legionary Denarius. Better luck next time. -Michael[/QUOTE]
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