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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4836443, member: 24314&quot;]1. I accept your apology for misquoting me. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. As a professional coin authenticator for almost fifty years (including ancients), I consider myself very lucky to <b><span style="color: #b30000">no longer need to authenticate ancients</span></b> at a major TPGS in the USA or European bank/museum.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> All the way back in the 1980&#039;s the best dealers in the US were being fooled by state-of-the-art fake ancients. Counterfeit ancients are far better today and you have posted one of the reasons why.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. I don&#039;t like your attitude so don&#039;t count on me enlightening you about anything.&nbsp; For the other members I will say that every technique used to authenticate ancients and every (ah, virtually every <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) characteristic found on the best fakes is published if you care to look. You&#039;ll need a stereo microscope.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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