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Is it safe to buy this on ebay?, It's for a gift and I'm a non-expert |
 Jul 30 2010, 02:27 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 2,242  |
I'm actually a Russian coin collector, and have a colleague from India who just had a kid and I wanted to give him a gift in celebration of that fact.
I've always been a little hesitant to buy anything numismatic on ebay but thought this might be inexpensive enough to not be a forgery: http://cgi.ebay.com/AR-drachm-Saurashtra-a...=item3efc7d5a54 Opinions please? |
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Jul 30 2010, 02:54 AM
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 I'll catch up... someday Group: Members Posts: 18,919 Joined: 15-June 05 From: Vancouver, Canada Member No.: 85 |
Not my area, but looks okay to me.
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Aug 3 2010, 10:33 PM
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 Choose your title... Group: Members Posts: 361 Joined: 19-December 07 From: Edmonton, AB, Canada Member No.: 4,574 OmniCoin |
It's probably okay, given the seller's feedback rating. I generally don't buy ancients off ebay, as I'm not yet experienced enough with them. But I have bought some lower value/grade ones off the 'bay. I prefer Vcoins though, much more selection, information and better return policies than ebay.
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Aug 5 2010, 07:29 PM
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Just got here Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 5-August 10 From: Italy Member No.: 8,737 |
It is safe because the seller is safe, and because these kind of cheap coins is not so interesting to be counterfeit. I also like Vcoins but on ebay you have many more possibilities to get lower prices than elsewhere.
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Aug 8 2010, 11:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 2,242 |
Thanks for the info!
Actually I did purchase the coin and it arrived safe and sound and looks A-OK. |
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Aug 10 2010, 12:50 AM
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 Coming to you at the speed of light Group: Members Posts: 512 Joined: 19-June 05 From: Greater Metro Michigan Member No.: 149 |
QUOTE (DRP @ Aug 8 2010, 07:31 AM)  Actually I did purchase the coin and it arrived safe and sound and looks A-OK. How would you know? How many have you seen? |
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Aug 11 2010, 06:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 2,242 |
It had the dull verdegris as one would expect from a 1,000+ year old coin and was sufficiently crudely struck. I think if you were going to fake it, you'd strike it better.
As another reader noted, for $14 it's probably not worth going to the trouble of counterfeiting it. In comparison to the photos in Mitchener and others from the 'net it looked close enough to the similar coins of the locale/era that I'm pretty sure it's the real deal. To answer your question: I've never seen a coin like this in my life. I have zero (0) experience with Sassanian/Indian coins. As I indicated, I'm a Russian collector. |
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