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Valued Member
Canada
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I bought this in Hong Kong knowing it was a fake - it was dirt cheap but advertised as real silver. I liked the size and the design.. any thoughts? Or am I just silly for buying it?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
its fun to have a fake silver collection to show people. I like the look of it!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3831 Posts |
It's not even real silver - I can guarantee it. Stop buying such counterfeit / fantasy coins - you are just encouraging them to make more.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I rather like it. However, if I were to buy it, it would have to sold to me as a 'gimme', and then for the Chinese artwork.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
I'm using my stylus trying to finish the maze on the Obverse...wait, or is that the reverse?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
joboman, I find these facinating, as well. If only for an educational resource, these are great to have in hand. I've got them containing silver (.150 or less), and weighing from 19 to 28gr. This is one binder that really lights-up the kids. BTW, could you activate your email? thanks   Edited by fioti
06/14/2012 09:56 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
@joboman - Jeez, that's more medallion sized. :-) So long as you didn't pay too much for it, I like the aesthetic. I have a large number of fake ASEs in my counterfeit collection out on my desk at any given time simply because I like to have Adolph Weinman's walking liberty design in a format I'm not worried about handling too much. |
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Valued Member
Canada
220 Posts |
I avoid counterfeits like the plague! Hate the darn things... I've been known to buy US coin fakes if they're under $10, taking them home and hammering them into an unrecognizable lump of metal and throwing them in the trash. The satisfaction I get for doing my part, however small, to eradicate counterfeits leaves me with a feeling of satisfaction & makes the small expenditure so worthwhile! ;-))
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I've been to China a few times.
Many varieties of counterfeits are readily available, particularly at the "night-markets".
The sellers are there to sell, and so it's a great opportunity to practise one's bargaining and negotiating skills.
If you pay more than $1 for one of these modern fakes, then you need some introspection regarding your technique.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Counterfeit or not...it's purdy.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
 Canada
68 Posts |
Hey guys, I only bought it for the design nothing else! How do I activate my email?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
@Islander2010 - Nooooo...! Some of us collect those... despite your method being good clean healthy fun. :-)
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Valued Member
Greece
259 Posts |
hi everyone any Info on the resl coin ? year ect.. thanks
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Valued Member
Greece
259 Posts |
does a Real coin like this exist I can find any imfo on it
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I too like that one. Fake or not it's neat looking. At laast it's not a US coin. Someone I know collects fake coins and has lots of them. There are many counterfeit coin collectors around.
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Moderator
 Australia
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does a Real coin like this exist I can find any imfo on it No. The coin claims to be a "10 tael" piece from Kwangtung Province during the Empire period. While there were "genuine" 1 tael patterns with this design, they are rather rare - and also somewhat smaller than this item. No province of China ever issued or even considered issuing circulating coins in multiple-taels. They're just too darned big. If it really were 10 taels of silver, it should weigh about 330 grams. I'm guessing this item is nowhere near that heavy. I'm also guessing the silver content is zero. The Chinese fake-makers generally only use silver on their numismatic-quality counterfeits, not on fantasy coins like this one. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Posted 06/14/2012 06:21 am
