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Valued Member
United States
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Im considering bidding on this piece. Weight is 3.54 grams, diameter is 18.5mm. Anybody question the authenticity?  |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Edited by louisvillekyshop
01/28/2023 1:13 pm
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
Yeah, similar patina and surfaces. Very curious for sure.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Oh and this is funny. Each flan these were struck on are exactly 3.5 - 3.65 grams. He should have just put up one at a time if he wanted to sell these. This is just silly now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMHO it's a fake - patina and edges are not right.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
562 Posts |
It has a lot of dirt on it, which might hide any production method. It's rather round and well-centred, if you compare it to others, but has pretty much the average weight and diameter (not that that matters, given the range of weights and sizes): http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.37BEdited by JohnConduitt
01/28/2023 1:21 pm
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Says Austria but about the seller says 2022 registered in Bulgaria. Doing really well surprisingly with these. Private listings in feedback mostly so you can't see what others looked like he past sold.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
562 Posts |
Oh, I just noticed that although the item says it is from 'Linz, Austria', the seller is from Bulgaria. The alarm bells are very loud, now.
Edit: snap!
Edited by JohnConduitt
01/28/2023 1:31 pm
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CCF Advertiser
United States
1172 Posts |
Edited by louisvillekyshop
01/28/2023 1:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
562 Posts |
Quote:
You notice when he puts up a real coin, no matter how common or lower grade those are high prices and buy it now? Those have some value to him.. Yes, 'do not buy my real coins, or I'll have nothing to show I'm genuine'.
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01/28/2023 1:31 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
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@xxm, consider looking for your ancient coins on vcoins rather than eBay. For sure no marketplace is 100% safe, but I believe you will find fewer of these shenanigans.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
United States
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Hi Spence, I typically do. I usually buy from Vcoins, CNG, Baldwins, and dealers at the NYINC, but I was just browsing eBay out of curiosity. This is a type I'm interested and can't find many others currently available. That's probably a good thing since I went a little overboard in New York City a couple of weeks ago. I'm still licking my wounds a bit!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wouldn't rule out eBay, I've bought many coins from that outlet. There are a lot of reputable dealers. There is a link top left of this forum with CCF recommend sellers. Shout out to: cody111111
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Look familiar? From the Forvm fake reports.  |
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