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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2765287, member: 77077&quot;]There are fakes of even the cheapest ancient coins.&nbsp; There are people out there who take a $30 denarius (or similar) and make a mold from it to use in casting copies.&nbsp; Usually the fakes of cheaper coins tend to be more crudely made and thus easier to spot.&nbsp; Casts tend to leave either lines where the obverse and reverse molds met (or file marks) and their devices (especially letters) tend to be soft looking and/or have little raised pills on their surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more valuable coins are faked by using a real coin to make a &quot;transfer die&quot; that is used to strike a fake copy.&nbsp; The really tricky people take the same ancient coin in F condition and restrike it with their die as an EF.&nbsp; These take a lot more skill to detect.&nbsp; One giveaway is that any flaw in the coin used to make the transfer die is replicated to all the copies.&nbsp; What should be a random corrosion pit for example is seem in the same place on all the copies.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are multiple websites that track fake ancient coins that can be consulted.&nbsp; You can also ask for help here, but it is considered bad practice to post coins in upcoming auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you buy from vcoins or reputable auction houses, they will refund your money with no hassle.&nbsp; With help from CT you can enjoy ancient coin collecting without much worry.&nbsp; People get in trouble when they buy stuff from ebay or non-specialist coin dealers or shops who aren&#039;t experts.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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