Coin Community Family of Web Sites Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors
Vancouvers #1 Coin and Paper Money Dealer Join Thousands of Coin, Bullion, & Money Collectors Royal Estate Auctions - $1 Coin Auctions300,000 items to help build your collection! Specializing in Modern Numismatics Coin, Banknote and Medal Collectors's Online Mall Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian, Polish, American, and world coins and banknotes.








Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?


This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.

Welcome Guest! Registering and/or logging in will remove the anchor (bottom) ads. It's Free!

Ebay -- Is This Coin Real Before I Buy?

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 2 / Views: 1,940Next Topic  
New Member

United States
22 Posts
 Posted 05/01/2006  6:17 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add spookyjr to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I'm looking to bid on this coin:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Roman-Coin-Cons...cmdZViewItem

Obviously, I won't be out of a lot of money or anything, I would just like to know if the coin looks to be authentic before I get all excited about it.

I collect world coins, this would be my first ancient coin.
Moderator
Learn More...
Sap's Avatar
Australia
16883 Posts
 Posted 05/02/2006  06:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The seller doesn't sell too many ancients, so he's not going to be an expert at picking fakes (and even the experts get fooled sometimes). For $5, you can't go too far wrong either way, and Constantines are a nice cheap series for the beginner - I'm trying to put together a full mintark set. But $5 does seem a tad too cheap for a genuine Constantine in that condition.

On the other hand, it's not an obvious fake to me. The only "worry" with me is the neck, or rather, the lack of a neck. Where'd it go? [:p] Lack of "low point" detail like that could be a sign of a cast job.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
Valued Member
greekandromancoins's Avatar
Australia
205 Posts
 Posted 05/17/2006  01:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add greekandromancoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is definitely an authentic coin. I just came accross this forum now, so I'm sorry couldn't post earlier:)

Kind Regards,

Peter
  Previous TopicReplies: 2 / Views: 1,940Next Topic  

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.



    




Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us  |  Advertise Here  |  Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum © 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Forums
It took 0.23 seconds to rattle this change. Forums