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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7801638, member: 110350"]Thanks. I don't believe for a moment that this dealer either knowingly sold me a fake, or engaged in any smoothing or tooling himself. But I can easily see a previous owner smoothing and/or tooling a fake if he didn't know it was a fake and/or to improve his chances of selling it.</p><p><br /></p><p>In general, smoothing alone doesn't bother me that much, especially since I know how common it is with ancient bronzes. Tooling is another matter -- I wouldn't knowingly purchase a tooled coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think I will email the dealer today and ask him not to mail the coin out tomorrow, or until the issue of authenticity, etc. is resolved. In fact, I will send him a link to this thread so he can see the discussion. I am contemplating simply asking him for a refund at this point. Alternatively, I could suggest raising the same question in the Facebook group where I made the purchase, and asking people's opinion there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7801638, member: 110350"]Thanks. I don't believe for a moment that this dealer either knowingly sold me a fake, or engaged in any smoothing or tooling himself. But I can easily see a previous owner smoothing and/or tooling a fake if he didn't know it was a fake and/or to improve his chances of selling it. In general, smoothing alone doesn't bother me that much, especially since I know how common it is with ancient bronzes. Tooling is another matter -- I wouldn't knowingly purchase a tooled coin. I do think I will email the dealer today and ask him not to mail the coin out tomorrow, or until the issue of authenticity, etc. is resolved. In fact, I will send him a link to this thread so he can see the discussion. I am contemplating simply asking him for a refund at this point. Alternatively, I could suggest raising the same question in the Facebook group where I made the purchase, and asking people's opinion there.[/QUOTE]
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