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<p>[QUOTE="NJM Ancients, post: 1718510, member: 51464"]As I suspected....the coin on EBay IS a FAKE. I was in contact with the winning bidder and he received the coin. Sure enough he has confirmed it as a FAKE having had it inspected at a local coin shop in his area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I new from the beginning, having cast coins as an apprentice jeweler in my past. Not only did I notice the CAST BUBBLES but the style was all wrong.</p><p>Reflecting back to Tenacious comments, I was sure he was wrong on this one but being new here, I did not want to rock the boat. Remember, as a seller I always use the words, Guaranteed Authentic & Ancient For Life. I note ALL, details, diameter, weight, thickness and attribution to the best of my ability. NONE of this important information was included by this seller. Another interesting fact since I discovered this seller and his FAKE coins. I contacted mutual friends on Facebook in a community coin page. Soon after having pointed this coin out, I began receiving friend requests by collectors/sellers from Spain. The end result, they not only supplied me with a compiled list....a long list...LISTA NEGRA of Spanish sellers they had dealt with and were ROBBED by, selling them FAKE, Roman & Greek silver coins. The Irony of all this is the EBay seller is on the Lista Negra, with 3 other alias names and! on Facebook...selling the same coins that were apparently SOLD on EBay.....I say no more.[ATTACH]265792.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Heres what a REAL ANCIENT Philip II - 1/5 Stater looks like...no comparison in style............[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NJM Ancients, post: 1718510, member: 51464"]As I suspected....the coin on EBay IS a FAKE. I was in contact with the winning bidder and he received the coin. Sure enough he has confirmed it as a FAKE having had it inspected at a local coin shop in his area. I new from the beginning, having cast coins as an apprentice jeweler in my past. Not only did I notice the CAST BUBBLES but the style was all wrong. Reflecting back to Tenacious comments, I was sure he was wrong on this one but being new here, I did not want to rock the boat. Remember, as a seller I always use the words, Guaranteed Authentic & Ancient For Life. I note ALL, details, diameter, weight, thickness and attribution to the best of my ability. NONE of this important information was included by this seller. Another interesting fact since I discovered this seller and his FAKE coins. I contacted mutual friends on Facebook in a community coin page. Soon after having pointed this coin out, I began receiving friend requests by collectors/sellers from Spain. The end result, they not only supplied me with a compiled list....a long list...LISTA NEGRA of Spanish sellers they had dealt with and were ROBBED by, selling them FAKE, Roman & Greek silver coins. The Irony of all this is the EBay seller is on the Lista Negra, with 3 other alias names and! on Facebook...selling the same coins that were apparently SOLD on EBay.....I say no more.[ATTACH]265792.vB[/ATTACH] Heres what a REAL ANCIENT Philip II - 1/5 Stater looks like...no comparison in style............[/QUOTE]
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