http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/ For exchanging ideas and information about Coin Forgeries and Alterations Mon, 13 May 2013 20:22:22 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32404 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32404 Dear Isadore, List Well, are opinions. I have not the coin in hand, but coins with BD that I have seen have same green spots (that I completely agree that Mon, 13 May 2013 19:39:30 GMT zuzziim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32403 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32403 Hi Gentlemen, I must beg to differ. While the coin looks 100% genuine, the green in almost certainly stable (as appears from the photo) with a small chance of Sun, 12 May 2013 15:50:17 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32402 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32402 Hi, Don, List Besides, I forget to say: coin is as fake as it could gets to my eyes. Grainy surface, rim cracks, soft details..... I would say just a low Sun, 12 May 2013 15:42:36 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32401 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32401 Hi, Don You are completely right! Sylvester.ekaterina is listed in some fakers list. He could be Holland or in any place.... (I know chinese sellers that say Sun, 12 May 2013 15:33:34 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32400 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32400 Ciao, Rossini As Edgar and Rudi said, no trouble for this. This coin looks to me as an ancient coin that have been cleaned. When cleaning, cleaner arrived in Sun, 12 May 2013 13:39:15 GMT Edgar Owen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32399 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32399 Rossini, and Rudi Yes, I agree. I see no problem with authenticity... CNG is certainly one of the most trusted names in the business. Edgar Sun, 12 May 2013 13:38:02 GMT Rudi Smits http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32398 Hi Don, group I’ve this kind of ‘soapy’ coins. They show up a lot in Spanish eBay lately… Despite his almost flawless feedback, I had many problems Sun, 12 May 2013 13:24:19 GMT Rudi Smits http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32397 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32397 Yes, it's possible. The coin is not in perfect condition (rough surfaces, pitting, mottled patina), but the rim tells me no problems. Rudi Smits Numismatist Sun, 12 May 2013 13:18:29 GMT Rossini Costa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32396 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32396 Dear all: Recently I acquired a Nerva Sestertius from an auction at CNG. I just received the coin and I noticed the rim is mostly shiny (bare metal) with some Sun, 12 May 2013 13:07:22 GMT Don Chetland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32395 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32395 Hi Lluis Hope all is well. There are a couple of denarii coming up around 6pm UK time - of Nero and Clodius Albinus - Item 161021216181 They naturally have Sat, 11 May 2013 17:46:45 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32394 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32394 Hi, Dough As you said, is a Matidia. But maybe he read Marciana, and well, lapsus that we all commit, he placed Marciana. I found coin as Matidia in acsearch, Sat, 11 May 2013 17:28:55 GMT lomendi@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32393 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32393 Hi, Warren Thanks for telling us that this coin was in one of the catalogues mentioned. I find seller honourable. I just dislike the coin, that is extremely Sat, 11 May 2013 16:30:23 GMT Doug Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32392 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32392 I have a bit of a problem understanding how the seller came to possession of the coin complete with what I suspect is a CNG description (at least it reads like Sat, 11 May 2013 07:35:37 GMT Rossini Costa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32391 It looks like a heavily tooled Trajan. Bad times for great emperors... Best Regards, Rossini ... It looks like a heavily tooled Trajan. Bad times for great Fri, 10 May 2013 18:00:32 GMT Rudi Smits http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoinForgeryDiscussionList/message/32390 I agree Edgar. No matter what the pedigree is, imho a fake, modern fabric. 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