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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
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I had one like this that read "COPY".
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin has to read "replica or copy", not just "R"
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Moderator
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Yup. The stick figure, cartoonish appearance is a dead giveaway of a replica piece.
Probably bought at a museum.."Colonial Coins of Early America."
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not a fake. It is a museum gift shop replica. Very common.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the seller has marked as a reproduction if you read through page
(R) " possible reproduction " mark
not sure if it is reportable
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Bedrock of the Community
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The coin has to read "replica or copy", not just "R" Not if it was made before 1973. |
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Forum Dad
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It is, I'm on it. Copies and replicas are not allowed on ebay, marked or not. |
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Forum Dad
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Pillar of the Community
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Not a fake. It is a museum gift shop replica. Very common.  A replica is basically a fake. Different word, similar meaning |
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Pillar of the Community
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"A replica is basically a fake. Different word, similar meaning".
No.
A fake or modern counterfeit, as is commonly discussed on CCF, is intended to deceive collectors. It is designed to look like the real thing and was created specifically for fraudulent purposes.
A replica is created for entertainment or educational purposes. It was created with the intention to educate a wide audience and to allow people to own a likeness of a coin that may otherwise be out of reach for them or to fill a hole. These are often sold at museum gift shops and are clearly marked as copies (post 1973).
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Pillar of the Community
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Jerseyben .... I agree with you in principle, but common practice tells me otherwise. There are many replicas, largely produced in the 1960-70's, that lack markings to indicate their intent - to educate, as you say. In effect then, the replicas or copies become the "seeming equivalent" of counterfeits. I use the phrase "seeming equivalent" because these unmarked pieces will easily fool inexperienced, uninformed collectors.
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Forum Dad
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A fake or modern counterfeit, as is commonly discussed on CCF, is intended to deceive collectors. It is designed to look like the real thing and was created specifically for fraudulent purposes.
A replica is created for entertainment or educational purposes. It was created with the intention to educate a wide audience and to allow people to own a likeness of a coin that may otherwise be out of reach for them or to fill a hole. These are often sold at museum gift shops and are clearly marked as copies (post 1973). Completely irrelevant when talking about ebay. None of what you describe is allowed. Brazen seller. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Jersey, I'm not really sure if you're talking about in general, or specifically about coins, but if you're going to define something in your own words, I really would talk about it as a whole.
Anyways, a fake or a "modern counterfeit" is supposed to deceive collectors? If you are talking about in general, you are incorrect. If my girlfriend buys a purse from China, and it's a name brand item, and it ends up being a fake, that means it was meant to deceive collectors? More like fool people who are interested in these types of brands. I think it's intended to fool a large majority.
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