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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Noah Worke, post: 21307077, member: 115032&quot;]I don&#039;t purchase very many or, depending on your definition, any high-ticket items. I&#039;ve never bought a coin that&#039;s run me over a hundred USD. That said, I only passively collect modern coins; ancient coins really are what I collect now. Modern coins are hard to detect when it comes to fakes, which is part of the reason I really stopped. Ancient coin fakes are out there as well, I&#039;ve seen a couple, but I feel pretty safe sticking to trusted dealers. I would say if you have a dealer(s) that you can trust, that makes all the difference. The coins I collect aren&#039;t frequently counterfeited which also helps, who&#039;s going to fake a Hadrian when they can fake a Caligula. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; All that said, I agree with you. If I want to purchase a modern coin (say, on eBay) it&#039;s difficult for my undiscerning eye to catch a fake. While it makes it harder to make that initial purchase, out of necessity it drives me to do more research prior to buying. I did a great deal of research before jumping into Roman numismatics, reading several books and articles on the subject. Many were even available in the public domain! I have had to research before I buy, but that makes the process all the more rewarding. Maybe the only thing these counterfeiters are doing is making smarter collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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