Be Careful - Chile 1813 8R Silver Coin

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jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 08:08 am 231352299794 * Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! * Report this Post to the Staff

Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 08:11 am Okay, I'll bite. Of what, exactly are we to be careful of? Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 09:07 am I dunno whether that is fake (I'm not an expert) but you can get the fakes by the boat load on the bay-casino. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Collect...047675.l2557 I suppose the fact that the seller is from China is a warning. Report this Post to the Staff
jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 09:30 am I see several red flags on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 10:44 am http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANACS-Peru-...em2341d2e39b Slabbed (and cleaned) one for comparison sake. The lettering doesn't look at all alike on the two. Report this Post to the Staff
jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 2:00 pm Ok, just confirmed it with an author of the GNL book. This coin is a Class 3 counterfeit, aka modern fake. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 3:51 pm I also confirm, this is a fake. As well as the pillars this seller is selling. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1669 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 8:17 pm Looks to be cast. Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 1:09 pm Ben - Did analysis on these modern chinese fakes awhile ago (3-4 years ago) (GNL Type 3): Fe/Ni, Brass with some silver (5-15%) and/or German Silver usually (Cu/Zn/Ni). At times they may be magnetic if Fe> ~25% but they normally keep iron below this value to avoid easy detection being magnetic. I have the Russian CC piece in my Foreign Collections of CCs as a modern chinese counterfeit Fe/Ni alloy reference standard. They are ALL Chinese alloys as mentioned above ... all items he has for sale are of the same origin. Additionally that E-Bay link with the other ebay seller from China and his Morgans ... same scenario ... same alloys. John Lorenzo Numsimatist United States Edited by colonialjohn 10/07/2014 1:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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