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Here's another 1904 fake Straits dollar:   |
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Malaysia
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Another attempt altering a genuine 1916 1/4 cent to pass as 10 Cents.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice and exactly the kind of fake I enjoy collecting and cataloging as my hobby.
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Malaysia
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Another mismatched forgery Straits 1901 Quarter cents with Edward's rather than Victoria's head.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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My catalogs show the differences between the genuine & fake coins. What catalogs are these, please, Albert? |
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Very nice and exactly the kind of fake I enjoy collecting and cataloging as my hobby. . Best part of collecting fakes is that you don't need to worry about authenticity  |
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Best part of collecting fakes is that you don't need to worry about authenticity I'm sorry to disillusion you, but even fakes are counterfeited. |
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Australia
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I have seen a high quality die struck fake with good luster, of a 1935 Hong Kong (Geroge V) Ten Cents, in silver. Now, THAT is a problem  - the genuine 1935 coins are struck in copper nickel!The last date for a genuine silver Hong Kong Ten Cents is 1933 I suspect that it is a modern Chinese fake concoction, and not a contemporary fake. Interesting, because both dates of the genuine coin are common. Hence, the |
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I'm sorry to disillusion you, but even fakes are counterfeited. Oh cruel Coin Gods, why must you test me so... |
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Pillar of the Community
Singapore
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Another curiosity I found a while back. Looks struck in Nickel but should be Copper. So is this a Genuine Counterfeit, Fake Fake or some other murky classification ?  |
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Would Anyone Counterfeit A Straits 1/4 Cent? The answer to the question is yes for the Straights Settlements. There is a possibility that mules may have been produced from old dies at the mint, however, I feel that lacking actual confirmation of die matches that the majority of mules are NOT genuine. Some are clearly contemporaneous counterfeits intended to circulate but there are also modern numismatic forgeries in this series. The altered genuine coins are interesting and show the lengths that dishonest people will go to make a few cents. Pertinax I agree with your comment that even Counterfeits are copied by Numismatic Forgers. It is a definite risk when collecting "fakes". |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have a genuine !/12 Anna (not nickel), but gold plated.
@ Numister: What is the weight of your example?
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Do you think this is a Mint Error or was intentionally added to look like overstrike ?. Your views and feedbacks are much appreciated . Thanks.   |
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@ Numister: What is the weight of your example? Weighs about 1.7g, do you think it was Nickel Plated ? Edited by Numister
08/12/2020 10:53 pm
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A British India anna altered to pass for 1/4 rupee:  British India anna 1917 Copper-nickel, 19 mm, 3.38 gm, Krause KM 513 This is a 1917 British India 1 anna coin that someone filed down to the size of a 1/4 rupee silver coin. The person even added a reeded edge. A 1/4 rupee was worth 4 annas so this alteration quadrupled the value of the coin. The anna was then worth around three US cents so someone made a nine cent profit.  |
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