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<p>[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7526967, member: 44106"]I would definitely agree with [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER]. The more real coins you look at (either on-line during the pandemic but always better in person when this terrible COVID thing is over), the more you will understand the more subtle differences in style and appearance. Good introductory sites to fake coins like those from the Calgary Coin Gallery, Ilya Prokopov's Fake Ancient Coins database and the wonderful web pages from CT'ers like our own [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] also informed me early in my journey.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until you reach that stage of comfort, it's probably better to stick to lower-risk coins like late Roman bronzes (LRBs) which I believe are still relatively affordable in decent grades and auction-house coins if you feel the need to take the plunge into higher value coins from the get-go.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7526967, member: 44106"]I would definitely agree with [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER]. The more real coins you look at (either on-line during the pandemic but always better in person when this terrible COVID thing is over), the more you will understand the more subtle differences in style and appearance. Good introductory sites to fake coins like those from the Calgary Coin Gallery, Ilya Prokopov's Fake Ancient Coins database and the wonderful web pages from CT'ers like our own [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] also informed me early in my journey. Until you reach that stage of comfort, it's probably better to stick to lower-risk coins like late Roman bronzes (LRBs) which I believe are still relatively affordable in decent grades and auction-house coins if you feel the need to take the plunge into higher value coins from the get-go.[/QUOTE]
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