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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2527282, member: 77077&quot;]There has been some discussion of why this is an obvious fake:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539657[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking in SNG Copenhagen, it looks almost exactly like SNG Cop 41.</p><p><br /></p><p>The claws are open a little more, but SNG COP 43 has open claws exactly the same amount with some other devices below the crab.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin does not have casting bubbles, the letters and devices look crisp, the style is exactly right, and it matches a known coin in an old time collection.&nbsp; The metal looks good, the edges look good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking in ACSEARCH:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1581118" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1581118" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1581118</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539658[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A very close if not exact match.</p><p><br /></p><p>Forgery network has this modern struck fake, but it is not a match.&nbsp; Notice the crab in this one has a &quot;face&quot; that is lacking in this crab.&nbsp; Forgery network notes that the obverse die is too long and flat.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539659[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Forgery network also lists this one, which was withdrawn by CNG as a high end fake (go CNG!).&nbsp; This is also not a match for the OP coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539661[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Forums fake reports yields the crab with the face.&nbsp; You can look yourself here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/search.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The ebay seller is not on Warren Esty&#039;s notorious fake seller list:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/fakesellers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/fakesellers.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/fakesellers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So why is the OP coin an obvious fake? </p><p><br /></p><p>I am just trying learn and help the community here and not be confrontational. </p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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