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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 1316888, member: 15019&quot;]Well some of them can be very convincing until you really get up close and personal with them. =)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve found the 18th century Siberian issues troubling as well. For one thing, there are so many die varieties with slight differences in position of details. This makes picking out the fakes quite tedious.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not proud of it, but about 3 years ago I sold a Siberian 10 kopeks that I was sure was genuine. But it ended up being a very good modern fake. The knowledgeable people who looked at it in pictures where mostly convinced it was real. But the few who spent some time analyzing it in person all felt it was a high end fake. Needless to say I learned a lot that month. =)</p><p><br /></p><p>Makes me wonder about the one from the Stack&#039;s auction. Perhaps some of the more serious bidders had their doubts? That would explain why it sold fairly cheap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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