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R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 2:44 pm Hi, I'm thinking of purchasing this coin, just want to get advice from the very knowlegable people here first.. is this fake? It kinda looks too nice.. Ancient Greek Silver Stater of the City of Elis (Olympia) 323 -191 BC Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 2:57 pm I don't know much about these types of coins, but the overall appearance looks real to me. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 3:03 pm Quote: It kinda looks too nice.. At first glance, without knowing these coins, the detail, toning, and centering are really perfect. Does the seller offer a guarantee? The best dealers of ancients will offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. I wouldn't buy a coin like this without an airtight guarantee, knowing something about the seller, and lastly checking the coin against the known databases of fakes: Forum ancient coins fake database The ForgeryNetwork database Check out these databases--I'll take a quick look too. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 3:28 pm Update: The coin in question is a fake, probably with fake dies. documented here. I have pointed out some small matching details. But, outside of some toning and flan differences, everything basically matches on these two--there is no question. Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 4:02 pm Phew! so its fake? wow.. THAT is why I love this forum and you knowlegable lot! Thanks :) I think I will notify the seller as I dont think he is aware of it because he has 100% positive rating (not ebay, but a local site). Thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 4:17 pm That's why I haven't gotten into these coin type yet, I would have been fooled it looked good to me. Glad that DVC is here to school me. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 4:50 pm dito here Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 5:00 pm Quote: Glad that DVC is here to school me. Thanks--but all I did was check the fake databases, linked above. Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 04/27/2012 6:02 pm Dvcollector Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 04/28/2012 09:07 am => Nice catch, DVC Report this Post to the Staff
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