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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 962829, member: 19463&quot;]While I agree 100% that these are fake, I will point out that a lot of the characteristics that people point out as diagnostic to fakes can appear on real coins that have been mistreated.&nbsp; Also, many fakes are mistreated in the hope they will be made to look old and bad enough they must be genuine.&nbsp; The fact is that you can&#039;t always be 100% certain but, as pointed out by several above, these are definitely modern products mistreated to make them deceptive and are usually seen sold outside the normal ancient coin trade in flea markets and at tourist sites.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Medoraman made the best point regarding the Judea Capta.&nbsp; There are some coins that have been faked so often that a specimen is guilty until proven innocent.&nbsp; His number of 100 bad to 1 good is no exageration![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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