Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4571745, member: 110226&quot;]Surprisingly, some of these fakes/copies/replicas command respectable prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>This information is from CoinQuest:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<i>&quot;There are many replicas of these coins that would never fool a seasoned collector, but there are also better counterfeits that require serious inspection to be revealed as such. With coins of this value, it is never a good idea to buy from a market stand on a street while on holiday in the Mediterranean -- trust only professional dealers!</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Now, as one of the most beautiful coins ever, the Syracuse dekadrachm has been copied many times over, and a curious thing has happened: collectors spend money, sometimes big money, to buy the fakes. Most fakes are worth zero. But not fakes of this coin. Very roughly:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>FAKE COINS</i></p><p><i>Appealing coins made before 1900: $1000</i></p><p><i>Known fakes made before 1900: $500</i></p><p><i>Modern fakes made in silver: $100</i></p><p><i>Modern fakes made in base metal: $10&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Here&#039;s a link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=17557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=17557" rel="nofollow">https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=17557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I must say that my example is quite crude, of questionable silver content (I did a &quot;tap&quot; test last night, and the ring is in the extremely high castrato range), and of unknown vintage.&nbsp; But, this is a &quot;poor man&#039;s or women&#039;s&quot; version.&nbsp; I think I paid around $40 to $50 for it.&nbsp; Insofar that genuine versions of this dekadrachm are in the stratospheric price range, I happy with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in