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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 3492698, member: 99554&quot;]Me and my friend Francois meet about once a year and discuss about numismatic and share new additions to our collection. This spring, he showed me one of his favorite: a nice Nero with very sharp details. “So what do you think of it?”he asked me. “Hummm”.( I know my friend for thirty years and recognise this look on his face ).I’m trying to win some time and replied : “where did you get it ?”</p><p>With a big smile he said: “ From my trip to Bulgaria....”</p><p>— Slavey Petrov ?</p><p>— Yesss sir!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Round#1 and first beer</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>— I can’t believe you spent your money for this forger !</p><p><i>Frank</i>: Slow down pal. He is an artist, maybe the best engraver of modern time. I think he’s the new ‘Becker’.</p><p>— Isn’t he the guy who fooled the British Museum with one of his ‘creation’ ?</p><p><i>Frank</i> : Come on, rumors, only rumors !</p><p>— Do you have any idea how many people have been scamed by his fake coins ?</p><p><i>Frank</i> : Fake news ! He always put his name on his imitations. He strucked copies with clues to distinguished them. The man is a master and never intend to fool anyone. Only ignorants who know nothing about numismatic got caught.</p><p>— So if it’s true, why is he so hated by almost all collectors ? He would surely never win a popularity contest !</p><p><i>Frank</i>: Listen, he studied at Vara University in metal technologies. He used to work for ‘Lanz’ in Munich as an expert. He even enrolled himself at the Academy of Arts...Does he have the background of a con ?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Round#2 and another beer</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>— Ok. So let’s assume Slavey was an honest ‘artist’ who only want to make reproductions with the same techniques of ancient celators. But what do you have to say about the ‘Bulgarians schools’ he created ?</p><p><i>Frank</i> : I have to admit that some of his apprentices had been seduced by the dark side of the Force. I heard that the ‘Lipanoff’ brothers were once his students. Later the Dimitrovgrad Studio became famous for the variety of forgeries they produced...</p><p>— So he’s not a forger, but only the father of all Bulgarians forgers, right ?</p><p><i>Frank </i>: Listen, Bulgarian’s coin imitations are commonly referred to as ‘Slaveys’, but very few are actually from the hand of Slavey Petrov. He didn’t have control on what his apprentices did with the formation he gave them. In the beginning, his students were selling copies for tourist.</p><p>— That’s an interesting point of view. Meanwhile, I can’t stop thinking of poors collectors who have been fooled by copies of copies of real ‘Slaveys’.</p><p><i>Frank</i> : Do you remember what I always tell beginners in our hobby ? If there is</p><p>1% chance that a coin is a fake, do not buy it !</p><p>— I agree, that is a good advice.</p><p><i>Frank</i> : Of course. It’s from Slavey Petrov himself....</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Decision : tie match</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Give us your opinion or show us your coin on Slavey Petrov.</p><p><br /></p><p>Top picture: genuine Slavey’s coin (with a clue in it )</p><p>Bottom pictures : Bulgarian imitation without the clue....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]924689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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