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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 4855957, member: 104741&quot;]Hi [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m definitely no expert on fakes, but you can apply some logic.</p><p><br /></p><p>- the fact that you found a number of rev/obv. die-matches that have passed through the hands of (what I assume are trusted and experienced) sellers who found their specimens to be genuine should give you a measure or confidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>- another way of going about it (a very labourious one) is by numerically comparing die-matches of other dies from the same type. Let&#039;s say there is a population of 250 coins of your type. You count the number of die-matches to your specimen: let&#039;s say you come up with 8. You then count die-matches of other dies in the population. Let&#039;s say you come up with 13-4-9-and 2 matches. If the number of die-matches to your coin don&#039;t stand out statistically/numerically to the matches of other dies in the population the you have no prima facie reason to be suspicious of the dies used in your coin. Only if the number of matches to your coin stand out (let&#039;s say: 22) you have a statistical reason to be worried about your die.</p><p>(like I said: very labourious...and it doens&#039;t actually próve anything: it only tells you if you should be suspicious of the die used or not).</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope your coin turns out to be genuine, it certainly looks nice enough to me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>But trust me, I know that sinking feeling when doubt begins to creep in...</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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