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Valued Member
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yeah, he knows they aren't real. He has no interest in coins at all. He figured they were fake when he saw the dates and the prices, and when he showed me he wanted to see how long before I called them fakes (immediatley).
He's trying to get me going by telling me he's going to bring them to a pawn shop when they return home from their visit here in Toronto, but he bought them for my young nephew to play with so I don't have to knock some sense into him. ;)
I just looked at the 1799 draped bust dollar coin and the stars are all wrong. It's a pretty obvious fake now that I'm comparing it to a picture of the real thing online.
I also just checked them with some drop tests and I now believe they contain absolutely no silver. My ears were deceiving me inside the loud flea market.
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New Member
United States
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I can guarantee that the mintage were all incredibly low for those coins. Those are, in fact, rarer than the originals. Trust me, I'm a professional.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, not only are they fakes, but thay are fakes of silver bullion coins, so they don't even contain the intrinsic silver value. Sorry,
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
They are fake but I bet that they will skip on the water pretty well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Though I have not sent them to a lab, I would not handle them. Pay attention to the news and you hear about the toxic Chinese jewelry. Enough said.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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for $15 bucks he got 3 1906 walkers and more to boot!! I think he looted this guy!!
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Moderator
 United States
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The sellers were Chinese Avoid buying any supposed U.S. coins from China. MANY fakes are coming out of there and these sellers are getting wealthy through unethical,shady practices. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
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For those that have not seen the Chinese mints here is some pics!
http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/Chinese-Fake-Coin-Minting.htm
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like an interesting waste of $15 unless you are into collecting fake chinese coins. Then this might be a gold mine. I like the comment, "not only are they fakes, but they are bad fakes". Now that says it all.
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Australia
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fcrazo said:
Though I have not sent them to a lab, I would not handle them. Pay attention to the news and you hear about the toxic Chinese jewelry. Enough said. Agree there. Whatever they're made of, they're not made of silver. If the coin sounds the same as a silver coin when dropped (and especially if the weights are near-correct) then it's an alloy that's similar in density to silver; the easiest way to get the density up that high is to add lots of lead to the mix. I wouldn't let the littlies play with them. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
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Looks like an interesting waste of $15 It's funny this is still being said, even after I said he bought them knowing they were fake.  Quote:
If the coin sounds the same as a silver coin when dropped (and especially if the weights are near-correct) then it's an alloy that's similar in density to silver; the easiest way to get the density up that high is to add lots of lead to the mix That's good information, thanks, I'll be sure to pass it on |
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United States
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Anyway, I believe they were fake because
- The sellers were Chinese I am of Chinese decent... so the coins I own are automatically fake? lol No wonder the dealer didn't want to buy my coins j/k  Just do the research and don't let people buy coins for you. Quote:
Avoid buying any supposed U.S. coins from China. MANY fakes are coming out of there and these sellers are getting wealthy through unethical,shady practices.
...and the cheap labor too. Bribing officials isn't cheap though. |
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Just do the research and don't let people buy coins for you. he bought them for himself. Quote:
I am of Chinese decent... so the coins I own are automatically fake? Just do research and don't let people make coins for you :) |
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United States
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Just do research and don't let people make coins for you :) Dude, Stop it. It is not funny the second time.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Kowabunga, Dude! It wasn't funny the first time.
Sorry to distract you from your Ninja Turtles reruns but I appreciate your input in the thread.
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