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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NewStyleKing, post: 4853609, member: 106483&quot;]A few years ago an American hand surgeon bought a hoard of spectacular Sicilian coins. Italy wanted them back. After a USA court case the coins were condemned as fakes and seized! The surgeon had to write and publish an apology in the form of what damage his way of coin collecting does to scholarship.</p><p>No one knows HOW the coins were condemned so. With unique coins how can you do so?</p><p>Well in my case, the 2 Palms Athens NewStyle, it looks/feels right-just because there is only 4 others known and they are all in museums and they all have a completely different obverse and reverse to mine and the reputable auction house really gave no provenance-I have no doubts.</p><p>But really how does one know?</p><p>On unique sort after types how does one proceed?</p><p>How do authenticators become authenticators?</p><p>I know the NewStyle type,and I can see by peering from the shoulders of giants...but rare unique and sort after types, with no believable provenance?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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