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Forgeries can be
avoided by purchasing coins from reputable dealers who guarantee
authenticity, but it is a helpful to understand the types of forgeries and
methods used to create them. This page is reserved for
descriptions and images of known forgeries, and other resources useful in
detecting them.
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Considerable research
and an extensive numismatic library are required to correctly
authenticate and attribute ancient coins. As they study the types
and characteristics of ancient coins, those who do this
professionally tend to acquire further research interests.
This page lists areas of research that are of special interest to
Classical Coins. |
Websites collectors
may find interesting or helpful in pursuing their interest in ancient
coins. |
FAQ page for the
Unidroit-L discussion list.
The 1995 Unidroit convention would have a very significant impact on
collectors of ancient coins. |
FAQ page for the
eFakes-L discussion list.
Its theme is fraud in the sale of undisclosed fakes and
misrepresented items to collectors on eBay and other Internet venues. |
