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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2712038, member: 83956"]One might not expect a fairly inexperienced collector to plunk down thousands of dollars on a Vespasian sestertius. One can, however, imagine a novice-to-intermediate collector spending, say, $75-100 on a Vespasian denarius. And I think such a collector could indeed be deceived by the tooling. In fact, if I did not know where to look, I would probably miss it myself, especially since I do not actively collect first-century denarii. In other words, what is "deceptive" may have as much to do with the experience level of the collector as it does with the intent of the tooler, and I think this denarius certainly qualifies as being "deceptive." </p><p><br /></p><p>On a more philosophical basis, the whole point of tooling is to convince the viewer that the coin really has sharper detail and has experienced less honest wear than it actually has in its long history. That, to me, is prima facie deception.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2712038, member: 83956"]One might not expect a fairly inexperienced collector to plunk down thousands of dollars on a Vespasian sestertius. One can, however, imagine a novice-to-intermediate collector spending, say, $75-100 on a Vespasian denarius. And I think such a collector could indeed be deceived by the tooling. In fact, if I did not know where to look, I would probably miss it myself, especially since I do not actively collect first-century denarii. In other words, what is "deceptive" may have as much to do with the experience level of the collector as it does with the intent of the tooler, and I think this denarius certainly qualifies as being "deceptive." On a more philosophical basis, the whole point of tooling is to convince the viewer that the coin really has sharper detail and has experienced less honest wear than it actually has in its long history. That, to me, is prima facie deception.[/QUOTE]
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