I Think It's From Turkey -1327 25 Kurush, Need X-Lation Help - Page 2

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harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 02:09 am Don't forget the density of its composition. (and you are missing a zero 0.06 not 0.6 oz) Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 04:07 am Sorry I meant 0.06, not 0.6. But there are flaws on this coin that are just too major to ignore. Most notably, look at the ribbon at the bottom of the wreath on the date side of the coin. The stems are overlapped by the ribbon ends. On genuine coins it is the opposite, the ribbons are behind the stems. This is a counterfeiter's mistake. Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 1:12 pm Hmm I suppose its possible, do you have a good picture of a genuine example showing this? Seems odd to counterfeit a piece worth about melt. Though it would make sense given its an ex jewelry piece. If it was made for jewelry I could see it being counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 5:05 pm Here's a good clear picture, click on it to enlarge it a bit: http://www.inumis.com/turquie/turqu...1205748.html Yea it's a pretty common practice to make facsimiles of gold coins out of gold for jewelry purposes. Have seen it with European coins like the British sovereign too. Edited by Numismat 09/27/2012 5:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 5:35 pm Yea. That is a very good representation of your point. Looking at it too, there are other areas that seem wrong. Still not sure though. Different Dies? Probably just jewelry counterfeit though. Edited by Namachieli 09/27/2012 5:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 6:23 pm Yep, seeing the two clear pictures side by side, I'd agree yours is most likely a jewellery copy. Middle-eastern jewellery copies are often made of fine gold that's near enough to the fineness of the genuine coins. I mentioned earlier this coin was "ex-mount". Looks like it was made to go into that mount in the first place. Still, it's worth melt. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 8:38 pm So I went back to the dealer I bought it from. I explained the situation and he refunded it. good thing too. He tested it with an XRF gun, came up 71% gold. Thanks everyone for the help and input. Report this Post to the Staff
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