1 Shilling 1952 East Africa KM 31... Counterfeit/Fake ?

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geraltttt82 Valued Member United Kingdom 367 Posts	Posted 07/12/2016 05:45 am 1 shilling 1952 East Africa KM 31... fake ? Strange weight: 6,12 g and strange look like zinc not copper nickel Edited by geraltttt82 07/12/2016 05:45 am Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/12/2016 07:43 am Nearly two grams under weight? I don't see why, but this probably is a fake. Give it a heads or tails flip... zinc will just make a "dink" noise. Report this Post to the Staff
UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 04:14 am 2 grams underweight (or about 25%) is a very good indication that's it's fake. Report this Post to the Staff
geraltttt82 Valued Member United Kingdom 367 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 04:18 am On numista someone said: "Not fake. Very heavy corrosion. The black color is the last before the end of a coin. By the way I had tried to the past to conservation this situation with very bad effect. Back to the point. Not fake. " but personally I have never seen before copper - nickel coin after corrosion with such colour. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34455 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 06:40 am it is hard for be to believe that a coin missing one quarter of its original mass would still have this level of detail remaining. I understand that someone on numista thinks it is real, but I am doubtful. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
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1 Shilling 1952 East Africa KM 31... Fake ?