There is a difference between "smooth and shiny" like a mirror, and "lustrous." "Lustrous" means exhibiting a characteristic scattering of reflected light ...
Ancient Coin Fakes and Deceptions (ACFDAll these discussions are making me realize that, actually, I have no idea what "lustre" actually looks like. I've...
I am away at a coin show, and checking e-mails on a remote computer via a web mail program, which makes keeping track e-mails more difficult. That is why I ...
eBAY, TIFFANY FIGHT OVER FAKES http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/11/ebay-tiffanys-f.html#posts A legal battle between titans of industry began Tuesday in New York,...
... TIffany's action almost certainly has to do with trademark issues, confusion of source and dilution of the Tiffany brand. Any outcome is unlikely to have...
Ancient Coin Fakes and Deceptions (ACFDIt seems to me that this would *have* to be the case (i.e., that Ebay would interpret any ruling as narrowly as...
This lawsuit could go either way for coin sales on auction sites. ... Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. ...
You hit the nail on the head. It is without question struck from the lipanoff dies. The style does not even come close to an original in this series, so even...
The January issue of The Celator includes an article by Paul Anderson on a Commodus sestertius in his collection. The first half of the article discusses...
The Medici coin is in Florence today, so it is unquestionably different from Paul Anderson's specimen. I wonder whether the Florence coin is the original of...
Hello, I recently bought the following coin in a mail bid sale. The weight is very low - 11.97 gms. No rim filing marks that I can detect. Would appreciate...
... I just got back from the Montreal coins show (where we were buried in snow all weekend) and notice your posting. 11.97 grams is an impossible weight for...
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I found this coin a bit funny looking for the patina alone.Usually when the patina is dark and broken ,it has been artificially applied and the coins possible...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rome-Trajan-denarius-Virtus-VF-114- 117_W0QQitemZ160275285989QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4734QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem Try this link to...
... Here is a link that will not wrap : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160275285989 I would not want to condemn a coin like this based on...
Ancient Coin Fakes and Deceptions (ACFDThis case brings up something I've been uncertain about regarding ebay... The seller of this coin, caesars_ghost, has...
... Please note that what I am about to say is not directed at the ebay seller caesars_ghost, but rather the ebay system in general. I have no reason to...
No it is not my store Mike but another dealer on Ebay.Having worked in the costume jewelry idustry for 4 years I was involved with the fake antiquing of pieces...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACFDL/photos/album/2039626766/pic/list;jsessionid=F6A14FACA542C82493859ADCCF1BCBDC. Does this coin have any signs that it is...
Dear Joe, To me, it does not look real. The "strike" is too weak, and it does not look much like Julian, even in his beardless phase. I have spent hours in...
... I note that, as with most silique, it has a significant flan crack. In this case it starts on the obverse at roughly 6 o'clock and goes about 40% of the...
ForgeryNetwork.com has now passed the milestone of 10,000 uploaded counterfeit images to the online database. This is the largest counterfeit coin resource (by...
This is a very difficult one. There is nothing wrong with the style of either the obverse or reverse, so it cannot be condemned on that basis. So that leaves...
I have posted a link to the die twin of this fake Galba below. There are some made from that cast that are more worn, and some less worn at the same link. ...
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