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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Murphy, post: 3359757, member: 79368&quot;]Slavei&#039;s, Beckers, Paduans, cast coins, electrotypes, transfer die forgeries etc... all can be proven to be 100% false, without any dating of the metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>A new &quot;hoard&quot; of Ephesos drachms that was on my desk last week, of the wrong style and varying in silver content from 40-60% instead of the usual 95-98% can all be proven 100% to be false. I could go on and on with lists of things that are 100% false.</p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, lots of hoard coins, coins found in excavations and many others can be proven to be 100% genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>100% genuine is much more difficult to get to than 100% false, especially with coins with no pedigree. The best one can do is compare the metal, strike characteristics, production method, style etc... to known authentic coins and form educated opinions. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having been in the ancient coin business for nearly 30 years, I long ago realized that there are probably forgeries out there that no one has identified and probably never will, and I can live with that. I also believe that with the coin in hand, I can spot 99% of the forgeries that cross my desk without much of a problem, and it&#039;s a lot of forgeries, 90% of which aren&#039;t published anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Barry Murphy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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