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lod254 New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 08:58 am I'm looking for a lower quality turtle because of my budget, but I'm unsure of certain samples I've found. I'm hoping you guys have some experience with determining fakes of this strike. First Sample - The type of pitting looks odd to me because it's so prevalent and the coin is clean otherwise. Sample 2 - This one appears authentic to me after looking at certified samples. The shape of the turtle looks odd though. Sample 3 - What are the lines on the reverse? Again, the shape of the turtle doesn't look like others I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 09:14 am Number 3 looks like a repro. Can't tell anything about the second one, it needs to be in focus. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 11:34 am Numer 1 and 2 are legit number 3 is a bad fake. I am leaning towards number 1 as the one I would pick. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 11:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
lod254 New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 11:55 am Thanks guys. Any ideas on dates? The oldest go to around 550BC or so. Would these be more in the 400-500BC range? Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 1:26 pm These "Sea turtle" variations are usually dated 550-530 BC. You really don't see the "tortoise" coins appear to the end of the 5th century BC. Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 3:08 pm I've never seen one looking like #3... Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 11/26/2014 3:17 pm To give you an idea, here is my (soon to arrive) 'cheapie' at (almost) $200 Report this Post to the Staff
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