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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3328775, member: 97383&quot;]The fake Caracalla sestertius posted by <b>JG </b>would fool only a novice collector or a tourist. The fake Titus sestertius posted by <b>octavius</b> is in a totally different class, it is a dangerous fake that could fool most collectors. The fact that it wasn&#039;t pulled by the German auction house is disconcerting. The links posted by <b>Lolli</b> are valuable research that illustrate top quality fakes can still be unmasked. The fact remains that top quality fakes are out there &amp; are getting better, good enough to fool the top tier of experts. One that I&#039;ll never forget is the beautiful Athenian Decadrachm that appeared in the Gemini VIII auction nearly 8 years ago, see photo below. The coin looked too good to be true (and this was the case <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) &amp; fooled two of the top experts, Harlan Berk &amp; David Vagi. When a twin did appear shortly before the auction Harlan Berk honorably pulled the coin from the auction. Before discovering the twin the only thing that could have triggered any suspicion was the fact that this coin didn&#039;t match any known die linkage to other specimens. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]881962[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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