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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2287688, member: 19463&quot;]The want lists of some of our newer members scare me.&nbsp; At the moment, the Histaea Tetrobol and Chersonesos Lion Hemidrachm top the list of often faked types.&nbsp; I really suggest buying them from someone like Barry Murphy who has posted web pages on the subject and not from som nice guy who runs a coin shop and dabbles in ancients.&nbsp; Similarly Antony and Cleopatra together or separate exist fake more often than genuine.&nbsp; I know a small time dealer who just found out his example was fake.&nbsp; Now he is out the thousand he paid for this lesson.&nbsp; He can afford it.&nbsp; Owls and Alexanders have always been popular with collectors and those who prey upon them.&nbsp; It is fine to want these coins.&nbsp; They are not places to go bargain hunting. </p><p><br /></p><p>My want list is: &quot;Coins I did not know existed that speak to me loudly enough that I want to learn about them.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I have seen posted and the statement above suggests that Zumbly and I have a lot in common in the way we approach the hobby.&nbsp; When I see the coin I want, I&#039;ll know it. Often its previous owner did not see anything special about it and finding its next owner may be a task but specific coins that &#039;haunt&#039; are coins we should buy.&nbsp; Several members here have haunting coins (I&#039;m including Ancient Joe&#039;s Boscoreale aureus here and several coins belonging to TIF, Bing, Steve and a few others closer to my price bracket).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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