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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2969486, member: 56859&quot;]I show coins and pictures of my coins to people I work with and a few others.&nbsp; The question of authenticity doesn&#039;t come up very often.&nbsp; Most people ooh and ahh a little bit, but it is possible that they are just trying to be polite <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; When the authenticity question does arise, my answer is similar to [USER=90772]@Macromius[/USER] and [USER=74282]@red_spork[/USER] , throwing in some quantity information similar to the point made by [USER=54140]@Whizb4ng[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>For someone totally new to the idea of ancient coins, I sometimes begin the spiel with a little preemptive statement-- something like, &quot;When I first noticed ancient coins I couldn&#039;t <i>believe</i> that ordinary individuals such as myself could actually <b>own</b> one!&nbsp; Then, I found they they exist in the millions, with more found every day as metal detectors actively hunt for them and as incidental finds when a field is plowed.&nbsp; Museums are stuffed to the gills with ancient coins.&nbsp; Museums don&#039;t even display many coins...&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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