Lower Grade Silver Coins Fron Russia

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josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 3:54 pm I have noticed a lot of lower grade Roman silver coins coming from a few different sellers from Russia on ebay.It seems they have purposely struck the coins poorly and then beat the coins up a little more with scratches to make them look old.Here is a example of one and this seller has many othershttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-An...em4d29e8a45d Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 4:10 pm Looks lead rather silver and the scratches don't help. I wouldn't take a chance with this one. Report this Post to the Staff
josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 4:17 pm Meant to say the coins are being sold from Ukraine. Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 4:23 pm They all look odd to me, being in similar condition. I tend to avoid Eastern European ancients dealers, apparently it's a gold mine (crappy base metal mine?) fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 4:33 pm Looks very much like lead, always have doubts with dealers who have a Quote: No Returns Accepted statement. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 5:49 pm Medieval said all that need be said..... NO RETURNS ACCEPTED... Says it all really. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 12/20/2014 8:53 pm By the time in antiquity when a coin made it that far from Rome it was very worn. It does not surprise me at all that second century coins offered from Ukraine or Russia are very worn. I looked at all the other ancient coins of that seller, coilsnel and they are too low grade for my taste, but don't seem like fakes to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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