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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4104792, member: 19463&quot;]I see no reason to doubt the authenticity of the coins you showed.&nbsp; Your first is an obvious ID from the portrait but it will also have enough legend if you can wipe a little dirt off the unbroken edge behind the head.&nbsp; Be aware that the legend starts with IMP and then is followed by the name.&nbsp; Many Coins start with IMPerator and end with AVGustus (clear on your coin even without cleaning). The part you need is between the two but you lost quite a bit to the break.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always suggest beginners pay $10-20 each for their first coins so they get something that allows easier ID and avoid the really awful $1 coins which will yield zero keepers even if a few are identifiable.&nbsp; You can buy what you want and you will not recoup the cash you spent on even the $20 coins so what you are buying is education.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Alexander might look a little better if the reverse were leaned a bit with a toothpick or an old, dry toothbrush but I would not do any wet cleaning.&nbsp; You can change it but improving it will be less likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome.&nbsp; Ask questions.&nbsp; Show photos.&nbsp; It is great to have a new collector who can show clear photos of both sides of a coin.&nbsp; There are several variations on coins like your Alexander.&nbsp; Both furry frog&#039;s and mine below are different than yours.&nbsp; Mine was $30US but I bought it in the last century.&nbsp; Most new people posting here show a worse use of $42.55 (especially if that was AUS$).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066444[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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