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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3158659, member: 19463"]I am not sure why but my immediate reaction to any request for authentication of an Athenian Didrachm is that it must be false. Drachms and tetradrachms are common both in real and fake but the number of coins sold as didrachms I have seen that were nothing more than tourist/gift shop grade replicas makes me doubt that the maker even intended to make the rare coin but just made such poor fake tetradrachms that the weight was closer to the didrachm. </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking from recent personal experience, it hurts to realize you were fooled long ago when you were more foolish but at least you saved the $50 by getting the CT seal of disapproval. Our negative authentication does come with a guarantee. If that coin were to turn out to be genuine, we would buy it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3158659, member: 19463"]I am not sure why but my immediate reaction to any request for authentication of an Athenian Didrachm is that it must be false. Drachms and tetradrachms are common both in real and fake but the number of coins sold as didrachms I have seen that were nothing more than tourist/gift shop grade replicas makes me doubt that the maker even intended to make the rare coin but just made such poor fake tetradrachms that the weight was closer to the didrachm. Speaking from recent personal experience, it hurts to realize you were fooled long ago when you were more foolish but at least you saved the $50 by getting the CT seal of disapproval. Our negative authentication does come with a guarantee. If that coin were to turn out to be genuine, we would buy it. :banghead:[/QUOTE]
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