Need help with ancients

I actually work very close to Harlan J. Berk, who was mentioned above. I could take them there and have them look at them.

 

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I shouldnt worry about selling them, just be honest and accurate in your description. There are people on ebay who sell crowns for fancy dress, but most people buying do not think they are buying the crown jewels......if they do then they are thick.

 

you can check the weight HD, again i'm not familiar with most of these coins, but that christ and virgin coin i thought was a romanus iv and the leo vi should both weigh at least 5 or 6 g.

 

There is a major difference in the two above statements. If you say that most of the coins are fake, you may be covered but if you say that you are unsure, you will be lumped in with the crooks that use this line on a regular basis. Did not eBay recently change its policy on the listing of fake coins? Listing them honestly may not be allowed now. I'm not sure.

I recently did see a posting on another list expressing the opinion that a seller calling himself a dealer should be treated more harshly than an amateur using his name who might actually not be aware of the status of the material being offered. Someone with a business name including the word Ancient is expected to be an expert at least to the point that they will catch obvious fakes.

Should a person be allowed to sell such items? That is a good question. Are fake coins with no face value covered by the existing rules against counterfeits? eBay's rules are obviously more pointed at stopping pirated CD's and handbags. Some countries have laws requiring the marking of replica coins although these are rarely enforced.

If I lived in Chicago, I'd drop in Harlan Berk's on State St. at some unbusy time and see if someone in their ancient department might be willing to look at them. They would not want to buy them but might take pity of someone who inherited them.

 

Um, this is not the exact wording I would suggest when listing... as can (obviously??) be read from the tone of the post.
I think its a little unfair to take every word posted as exact instructions for posting items for sale or indeed advice of any sorts. Come on, give me a break??

 

If I could interject for a minute here, why would someone bother to make fakes that were really worn and that wouldn't be worth much even if they were real?