1901 5 Lire Counterfeit/Fake Or Not?

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Parias New Member Greece 2 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 10:36 am I found this 1901 5 lire silver coin in my father's collection. It was in my garage for 20 years. Can someone tell if it s fake or not from the pictures or something I could to find out? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Jim_D New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 8:56 pm See if a magnet sticks to it. I learned the hard way in Peru the importance of simple tests. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2893 Posts	Posted 12/05/2012 01:34 am Italian 5 lira coins from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are heavily faked. It's a pity as they are rather nice and I would quite like to collect them. But they are one series that I would be very very wary of. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 12/05/2012 04:51 am Check the weight, too. I have 2 pieces both non-magnetic but under the correct weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Parias New Member Greece 2 Posts	Posted 12/05/2012 07:04 am It's non-magnetic, I'm going to check the weight. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 12/05/2012 8:43 pm Parais - I believe the coin is a counterfeit (rather Forgery) made to mimic an original but the die work does NOT COME UP TO STANDARDS of the Rome mint in 1901. Only 114 of these were minted originally - the coin is a SUPER rarity but not as a forgery. I do collect Italian Forgeries (because I could never afford the originals). What you need to do is to study the dies of the ERA and compare the die work on a cheap original coin in high grade with any of the "rarities". No one ever gets to see a real 1901 R 5 Lira up close - but anyone can afford a decent 10 Centime or find one in dealer inventory. Compare both coins under a good binocular microscope at 10-30 and 100 X and I believe you will see for yourself EXACTLY what is wrong. Look at the following areas - dentils, letter to field transitions, details around the ear and hairlines. Report this Post to the Staff
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1901 5 Lire Fake Or Not?