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oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 04:51 am I was surfing ebay for florins until I came across an interesting specimen a 1915 florin which looks like a beauty but has a mysterious "shiny golden tone". So I compared it to one I managed to find on the internet from Jaggards and the ebay one looks like the biggest fake. The florins "star" instead of being risen is completly flat. The fake: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1915-Georgi...em35bbd86f94 The real:http://www.jaggards.com.au/shop/vie...categoryid=3 So I thought are these fake florins just as obvious or are there some out there which are actually very very good fakes? Also just wanted to ask if anyone had any tips on being able to tell fake florins from real ones? Report this Post to the Staff

juzzyb Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 05:11 am Certainly someone going to be very unhappy with their purchase. Report this Post to the Staff
erkle Pillar of the Community 1119 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 05:36 am appears to be gold coated Report this Post to the Staff
CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 07:53 am if you scroll down seller has stated that the coin is 8 grams instead of 11 grams --> would have to suggest that this is the seller's "this is a copy" safe-cover to protect themselves. Anyone seeing the weights would be foolish to think that the coin is original Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 8:20 pm I sent the seller this question: Quote: Are you aware that this coin is a counterfeit? His Reply: Quote: I was told and and revised to what I been told " Weight is 8.78 gram, orig. florin weighs 11.2 gram " I although emailed the bidders and the highest bidder retracted. I still don't know exactly what it is made off but can't do much more. I will tell the winner though, if there is another higher bidder and cancel if they want too. Thanks for the message and believe me I won't risk my perfect feedback In the light of that, it seems that he is at least honest in his dealings, consequently he is not on my ebay 'germ' list. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 8:25 pm Some (only a little) faith restored in ebay Report this Post to the Staff
ADMISLSE Valued Member Australia 312 Posts	Posted 05/10/2012 8:58 pm Another story. ebay should have done something about it. Report this Post to the Staff
nealeffendi Pillar of the Community Australia 852 Posts	Posted 05/12/2012 11:54 am To answer the original question "How dumb can counterfeiters be?" The answer is: they only need to be a little less dumb than the morons who buy their dross. Report this Post to the Staff
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