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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3659741, member: 44316"]First of all, take Doug's advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you try eBay or buy from sellers who are not vetted, consider these possibilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>ForgeryNetwork <a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/</a></p><p>has many ancient-coin fakes identified. On the main page ignore the three "Class, Category, and sub-category" lines and just enter something in the "Keywords" line, usually the name of the Greek city or Roman emperor. </p><p><br /></p><p>Forum Ancient Coins has a forum with fake coin reports and a list of eBay fakesellers:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=9.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=9.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=9.0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It is an extensive site and you can learn a lot about fakes from it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read this web page for good advice:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There is an email list with reports of fakesellers on eBay:</p><p>CoinForgeryDiscussionList:</p><p><a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/info" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/info" rel="nofollow">https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/info</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe you don't want this much involvement with the identification of fakes. Okay. Then be sure not to buy from listed fakesellers. Here is Forum's list:</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0</a></p><p>Here is another:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p> Do not think that fakesellers lists are complete. They are not. There are new fakesellers popping up every week. </p><p> Do not think that a high percentage feedback means the seller does not sell fakes. It doesn't. Many sellers of fakes have 100% feedback because the suckers who bought from them do not know they bought a fake instead of a bargain (and, they did not read the above pages!) </p><p> Do not think that sellers not on the lists are necessarily selling genuine coins. Many sellers not on the lists are not good at weeding out fakes and occasionally offer them as genuine. </p><p><br /></p><p>What the fakesellers lists do tell you is that you are taking a big and unnecessary risk if you buy from a listed fakeseller.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3659741, member: 44316"]First of all, take Doug's advice. However, if you try eBay or buy from sellers who are not vetted, consider these possibilities. ForgeryNetwork [URL]http://forgerynetwork.com/[/URL] has many ancient-coin fakes identified. On the main page ignore the three "Class, Category, and sub-category" lines and just enter something in the "Keywords" line, usually the name of the Greek city or Roman emperor. Forum Ancient Coins has a forum with fake coin reports and a list of eBay fakesellers: [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=9.0[/URL] It is an extensive site and you can learn a lot about fakes from it. Read this web page for good advice: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/fakes.html[/URL] There is an email list with reports of fakesellers on eBay: CoinForgeryDiscussionList: [URL]https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/info[/URL] Maybe you don't want this much involvement with the identification of fakes. Okay. Then be sure not to buy from listed fakesellers. Here is Forum's list: [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0[/URL] Here is another: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html[/URL] Do not think that fakesellers lists are complete. They are not. There are new fakesellers popping up every week. Do not think that a high percentage feedback means the seller does not sell fakes. It doesn't. Many sellers of fakes have 100% feedback because the suckers who bought from them do not know they bought a fake instead of a bargain (and, they did not read the above pages!) Do not think that sellers not on the lists are necessarily selling genuine coins. Many sellers not on the lists are not good at weeding out fakes and occasionally offer them as genuine. What the fakesellers lists do tell you is that you are taking a big and unnecessary risk if you buy from a listed fakeseller.[/QUOTE]
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