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We may have many people fishing on this one. Post a pair of coins you own or have owned*, one of which is a counterfeit or otherwise fake of the other. They don't have to be the same year as long as it is the same coin. Latvia 5 Lati 1929  Latvia 5 Lati 1929 counterfeit  Scoring: Weight ratio X Weight X Age X Diameter. For above: (25.02 g / 21.65 g) X 25.02 X (2024 - 1929) X 37 mm = 101,635. For weight ratio, weight, and age, use the values that yield the highest score. *I sent this counterfeit back to the seller. Besides the weight and visual issues, it lacked edge lettering. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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That's a go fish from me.
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1804 (AH1209) tin pitis teboh Palembang Sultans Contemporary counterfeit 1.37 / 0.92 x 1.37 x (2024 - 1789) x 19.9 = 9540 points   The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Keep looking, triggersmob - surely you have something!
Very interesting coin / pair, ttkoo! Is the "tail" a casting sprue?
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Very interesting coin / pair, ttkoo! Is the "tail" a casting sprue? Yes, they are cast into a "tree" similar to this Chinese tree  The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Keep looking, triggersmob - surely you have something! Well, if I do, I'm not aware of it. |
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Indeed, go fish.   |
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I have several contemporary counterfeit coins, I'll find something interesting  |
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I wondered if this counterfeit would prove useful here  I am a collector of silver dollars, and bought this counterfeit 1881 dollar for 15 dollars not knowing it was fake at a flea market years ago. I quickly found out it was counterfeit not long after buying it, at least I didn't loose too much money...  Counterfeit (on the right) 1881 Morgan dollar alongside another genuine 1881-S example:   Now for the (Ahem, accurate  ) math work... Weight of a Morgan dollar: 26.73g Diameter: 38.1mm Weight of the counterfeit: 19g (seriously underweight  ) (26.73/19)*26.73*(2024-1881)*38.1= 204,882.7! Edited by mrwhatisit
06/18/2024 9:15 pm
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204,882.7! Wow - fantastic, mrwhatisit! It seems that you have blasted into the lead! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Well played, mrwhatisit!  |
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