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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3333432, member: 56859"]I don't understand. Which coin? The one shown in the first post? It was posted yesterday and it probably hasn't even left the seller's storeroom yet.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who has been interested in or collecting ancient coins for more than a few minutes is generally well aware, sometimes painfully aware, that fakes exist. There aren't many occasions in which third party authentication is necessary if you take time study fakes and authentic coins. Alternatively, "know the coin or know the seller", and buy from sellers who have decades of experience and who offer money-back guarantees of authenticity. In the uncommon circumstance of needing third party authentication, there aren't any third party examiners who guarantee authenticity although of course if the examiner is highly experienced and reputable, their opinion is valuable.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the coin shown in the first post, it was purchased from one of the most reputable ancient coin sellers around and the seller offers a guarantee of authenticity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3333432, member: 56859"]I don't understand. Which coin? The one shown in the first post? It was posted yesterday and it probably hasn't even left the seller's storeroom yet. Anyone who has been interested in or collecting ancient coins for more than a few minutes is generally well aware, sometimes painfully aware, that fakes exist. There aren't many occasions in which third party authentication is necessary if you take time study fakes and authentic coins. Alternatively, "know the coin or know the seller", and buy from sellers who have decades of experience and who offer money-back guarantees of authenticity. In the uncommon circumstance of needing third party authentication, there aren't any third party examiners who guarantee authenticity although of course if the examiner is highly experienced and reputable, their opinion is valuable. In the case of the coin shown in the first post, it was purchased from one of the most reputable ancient coin sellers around and the seller offers a guarantee of authenticity.[/QUOTE]
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