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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 5369592, member: 74222&quot;]Actually, I was not thinking of fake silver (or gold) coins with transfer die. I’m aware of the transfer-die forgery of silver and gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver and gold are easy to overstrike, but not copper/bronze (i think).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Look at this coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1228844[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The original coin was of Justin I (518-527) or Justinian (527-565) and most likely from Constantinople. But later it ended in Syracuse and was again struck under the reign of Heraclius (610- 641).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another example is that one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1228845[/ATTACH] </p><p>The original coin was struck under Constantine VII (913-959), and then it was re-struck under the reign of Nicephorus II (963-969).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was just wondering whether it is possible to fake such coins like these two above? It is copper/bronze after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, just some thoughts from me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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