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 to the community Warren Esty is a member of this forum and a well known authority on ancient coins. You can feel confident that any coin that he has for sale is 100% genuine. |
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You can buy with confidence from Warren. Post your new purchase here, we all want to see! |
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Is this actually Warren Esty or is the website called "Esty"? This seller is listed as "lantique1" and ships from Latvia. Warren lives in Montana. Here's the link to his website: http://esty.ancients.info/The coins look OK to me, by the way. Paul Bulgerin
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Yeah, that's not "Warren Esty," it's a store on a site called " Etsy" (note the spelling!) that may or may not be reliable. This one sets off some alarm bells for me so I'd avoid, although I definitely can't say for certain whether it's real or not. |
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I've though they were the same. Hopefully Warren will be along to clear this up.
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They're definitely not the same. One is Warren E sty and the other is a website called E tsy. Etsy is a website where people can set up their own store, sort of like ebay but with a focus on handcrafted things and just storefronts; no bidding. |
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I stand corrected than. In any event the coins look OK.
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Pillar of the Community
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They are separate, and I agree the coins look authentic.
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I know little to nothing about determining if a coin is real or a fake, but Etsy.com would be a huge red flag to me because the site is essentially artists, making me think this could be someone with a unique ability doing replicas. |
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I wouldn't say Etsy is any more a red flag than ebay. Just because most people on there are crafters doesn't mean this guy is, or that he makes fake coins. I don't know anything about the seller though, so I don't know if he does make fakes, intentionally sell fakes, or not know enough about them and accidentally sell fakes, and that's why I only order from a couple sources who's knowledge and expertise I trust. |
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