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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4599077, member: 26302"]Nathan, I say this in all sincerity. If you are new, do not cruise Ebay. Spend your time at someplace like Sixbid or Numisbids and peruse those legitimate ancient coin auctions. Train your eye what a real coin looks like. Its free, you can see and read about all kinds of great coins, and it is invaluable education.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your eye did not see at least 4 red flags in that coin you listed, then you really should not be tempted by Ebay. I have a hard enough time spotting some of the fakes there, and that is with 20+ years of ancient experience. Best to train your eye correctly now, then you will be in a better position to get some good deals on Ebay from time to time. Save for a couple of esoteric areas I collect and know some sellers on Ebay, I don't bother anymore. Not worth my time to slosh through the enormous piles of crap. Plus, I worry my eye for spotting fakes gets worst the longer I look at Ebay, as it gets desensitized to fakes, there are so many there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4599077, member: 26302"]Nathan, I say this in all sincerity. If you are new, do not cruise Ebay. Spend your time at someplace like Sixbid or Numisbids and peruse those legitimate ancient coin auctions. Train your eye what a real coin looks like. Its free, you can see and read about all kinds of great coins, and it is invaluable education. If your eye did not see at least 4 red flags in that coin you listed, then you really should not be tempted by Ebay. I have a hard enough time spotting some of the fakes there, and that is with 20+ years of ancient experience. Best to train your eye correctly now, then you will be in a better position to get some good deals on Ebay from time to time. Save for a couple of esoteric areas I collect and know some sellers on Ebay, I don't bother anymore. Not worth my time to slosh through the enormous piles of crap. Plus, I worry my eye for spotting fakes gets worst the longer I look at Ebay, as it gets desensitized to fakes, there are so many there.[/QUOTE]
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