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Off the top of your head folks how many people do you know good enough to take such a task on and get 95% of all the coins correct plus pull out the fakes?
The real challenge is having a deep knowledge of ancients that spans both eastern and western numismatics.
I've personally known a few individuals over the years who would qualify. Two of them have, sadly, passed on. Another used to sell on VCoins but closed shop to focus on writing sci-fi, and on his Youtube channel. He is
really,
really smart regarding many things, including ancient and medieval coins - both western and eastern.