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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3247715, member: 19463&quot;]Yes!&nbsp; The most faked coins are those that appeal to people who do not collect coins and a major subset of these are the coins mentioned in the Bible.&nbsp; The big three are the Tribute Penny, Widow&#039;s Mite and 30 Pieces of Silver.&nbsp; There are enough genuine Widow&#039;s Mites to supply demand but that has not stopped fakers from making millions more.&nbsp; The Tiberius denarius traditionally associated with the Tribute Penny scriptures should be cheap compared to other 1st century denarii because it is so common but demand from Christian non-collectors requires millions of fakes be added to the supply chain.&nbsp; I am surprised we don&#039;t hear more about the 30 Pieces shekels because the same coin makes another appearance in the New Testament when Jesus tells Peter to look inside a fish for a full shekel which would pay the half shekel Temple Tax for both of them.&nbsp; Matthew 14, 24-27</p><p><br /></p><p>Many fakes come back from Holy Land tours as treasured possessions of people of faith who accept them without question.&nbsp; Fakes do better when there are no questions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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