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Pillar of the Community
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Australia
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id suggest the quality of the coin would suggest its a fake.
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Australia
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I think I said this in another thread, but with this kind of coin you should only buy off a reputable dealer.
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id suggest the quality of the coin would suggest its a fake. Exactly Tim,as I said earlier too good to be true,the surfaces are virtually unblemished. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Australian 1923 half penny very rare. To our knowledge genuine...  Excellent condition.. |
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Australia
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OK,i won't harp on it but in 50 years of collecting I've never seen so many 1923 halves for sale,there everywhere,and most appear genuine but there is something wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just a theory of mine but I would say many people who may purchased these years ago are nearing retirement and because of the bad financial market need to sell to make up for losses in their super.
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No questions or answers have been posted about this item. A very questionable listing on ebay coins like this are usually fake listings and that is sad |
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Australia
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So so so so so faking fake. It's all in the 2 & the 3. The 3 is sculpted far too big. The curves are larger than they should be. Also, the tail of the 2 is not thickly defined will a forceful upturn. It actually looks like a wavey base 2 if such a fake could exist.  I've had my look & that's my view. |
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Australia
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where these fake coins come from? I realize some ebay seller base on UK selling high quality Fake 1934-35 man on hourse florin |
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Yep China,they have been faking aussie coins for many years.
The UK seller nicwinner mentioned is probably the same person who bought 80 of these off an aussie seller who sold hundreds of FAKE 1938 crowns & 1934/35 Centenial Florin about 2 years ago,Richard Welling of Ye old coin co was the first to bring this out into the open & received death threats for doing so.
Sorry the UK buyer actually bought 30 FAKES in one lot not 80,i think 80 might have been the overall amount & this is only from memory no other source.
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05/25/2012 11:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Its big business preying on the uneducated. With key dates like 1923 half penny etc. ebay should perhaps look at only allowing slabbed genuine coins to be sold. Having said that it where is the line for that drawn? a dollar value amount, a scarcity rating? It will most probably never happen because working out how to implement it would be difficult but it would save a lot of dramas... until faked slabs enter the market more. |
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until faked slabs enter the market more. There are already fake slabs around so that is not the answer. The answer is that people need to do their own homework and/or buy from trusted sellers. It is an open market and people should not be restricted in what they sell provided it is genuine. If they have any doubts then they shouldn't buy it. |
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The best defence against a fake is knowledge and buying from the right people. ebay should be avoided at all costs for high value coins, unless you are buying off a seller with a strong reputation in the real world (the monetarium for instance). |
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