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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2007650, member: 42773&quot;]In the case of coins like this one, that get extensively faked, I would rely on a reputable dealer, like CNG, or insist that the coin comes validated by NGC or David Sear. I just don&#039;t have the time to compare a potential acquisition against the databases of known forgeries for die matches. Here a three pages worth at <a href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/viewassets.aspx?mode=IrY~x~6CGiY1Q=&amp;cl=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;cln=&amp;br=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;pr=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;prd=&amp;key=CIFSFG~x~4ZL4=&amp;ext=CbSSjWkLN03YeTuQXF4H4QH/Qglw7e7HP/aL3GaaCQipaQhi4iWDIWHE9YfedsH3Bhz3qs6cHUVcmiT780Lk9EOLumVXPWZq26k5XqOmFT3cdZc~x~wQZYyVJBTc3GH2CMSsAf2vYy3sF2SpMb5EMxrg==&amp;srco=1&amp;num=20&amp;srchall=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/viewassets.aspx?mode=IrY~x~6CGiY1Q=&amp;cl=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;cln=&amp;br=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;pr=0tQgHX6TtIs=&amp;prd=&amp;key=CIFSFG~x~4ZL4=&amp;ext=CbSSjWkLN03YeTuQXF4H4QH/Qglw7e7HP/aL3GaaCQipaQhi4iWDIWHE9YfedsH3Bhz3qs6cHUVcmiT780Lk9EOLumVXPWZq26k5XqOmFT3cdZc~x~wQZYyVJBTc3GH2CMSsAf2vYy3sF2SpMb5EMxrg==&amp;srco=1&amp;num=20&amp;srchall=0" rel="nofollow">Forgery Network</a>. Some are obvious fakes, some less so. There are just as many recorded at <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php" rel="nofollow">FORVM</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG frequently offers these types in their store and auctions, for example. That&#039;s where I would buy one, just to save time. A CNG stamp of approval is as good as it gets, in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>And btw, a 100% approval rating on eBay means exactly zero when it comes to fakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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