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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4842261, member: 24314&quot;]You and I are having a hard time communicating.&nbsp; I gave you a lot of credit at first because you listed some of those characteristics above.&nbsp; For your information, based on my past experience, when an organization gets around to publishing a fake, the counterfeiters have moved on. </p><p>You indicate that you monitor the forgery network, IAPN, and ancient forums. If you actually did, you would not be asking me obvious questions like:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What is the main way fake ancients are detected?&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet most posting here can answer that for you.&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s why I started a discussion yesterday <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> to help you out.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for CNC dies...I made a decision almost fifty years ago THAT I DIDN&quot;T CARE to know how a counterfeit/altered coin was produced.&nbsp; THE ONLY THING that mattered to me was to be able to detect them!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Tease: There are some micro characteristics on fakes (CNC? Who knows?) that I&#039;ve shared with just a few professional authenticators.&nbsp; You are not one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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