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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2651914, member: 83845&quot;]I agree with the comments above about it being good and educational to have an open conversation about authenticity as long as it&#039;s within a standard of decency and respect.&nbsp; I have learned a ton from people on here already.&nbsp; Forgery detection is a field I&#039;ve been actively studying and I think my eye has been much improving over the last few months.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s funny you bring this up maridvnvm as there was recently a coin posted to a thread that I believe looked off but I decided not to comment on it as several much more knowledgeable members commented on the thread without saying anything.&nbsp; From the photo I thought I could see what looked like raised casting signs on areas that appeared to be worn and the flan looked possibly raised at the edge.&nbsp; Style looked good.&nbsp; I checked some of the forgery databases and didn&#039;t find a match so I let it go and assumed I was mistaken.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if I did the right thing or not...</p><p><br /></p><p>I will say that of all the numismatic forums I&#039;ve read the ancients group here at CT seems by far the friendliest and most helpful to beginners and intermediates <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;m not sure why but coin collectors on forums usually come off as snarky and dismissive of beginners. Not so here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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