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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 7632403, member: 115909&quot;]I got mine from Heritage Auctions and so I’m guessing they also verify authenticity when they get it right? I mean like if they were selling fakes it would be a huge deal and HA sells them as real. I’m hoping they have their own experts double check to see if NGC missed something that proves it’s fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do like the double portraits thing but sadly only one portrait can be seen when on display.</p><p><br /></p><p>One day I’d love to have a display of denarii from 200BC when it was first made through 300AD showing the slow steady decline and fall in size and purity.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s like a metaphor for Rome itself as Rome was at its most glorious and powerful when they were making the big, bright, high purity denarii in the times Caesar and Augustus and it collapsed when debasement &amp; corruption was so bad that denarii were basically little bits of copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it will look awesome to have a display starting with relatively large (compared to the later issues), highly pure silver coins then seeing them shrink and darken as the debasement takes place ending with tiny little copper coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>All big, bright and shiny on one end and tiny, copper coins with a 5%,silver wash on the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and your denarius is super awesome! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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