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Australia
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ebay is turning into a nightmare with these Chinese fakes,now I read where they are into stamps as well.There are a few of these Florins with the flat star around,a couple of the 1932 type were sold on ebay UK last year,bidding started around £50 & went North,may be genuine but not worth the risk.
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Pillar of the Community
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and check out the G on shilling
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The listing has been removed
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Pillar of the Community
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maybe enough doubt has been created to keep them honest? though its sad to see someone get stuck with an expensive fake like that, not everyone can afford losses like that.
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Australia
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Shouldnt have paid too much coming from a deceased estate
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Australia
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Quote:
and check out the G on shilling Yeah,getting old,i missed that. Talking about deceased estates,i purchased a "collection of unsorted old coins in old Tobacco tin found in shed" about a year or 2 ago,no one bid and I got it for $5 or so and one of the coins was a badly pitted 1919 double dot,also I got $10 for the tin so there are good buys out there amongst the normal con/deceitful lots. |
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Yeah the G is so obvious now that it was pointed out.
It seems strange however that the original forger would choose to do 1932 florins in VF and maybe fetch $1,000, rather than something much more valuable for the effort. I guess something more valuable is under more careful scrutiny...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Reply from seller...
"After reading your link I removed the listing, I have to say I'm still not
100pc convinced it's a fake and really until someone looks at it properly
in hand it's all speculation. However at the risk of bad feedback and mis
treatment of a buyer I have taken it off.
If your intentions were to
genuinely help me than thank you, if you were sabotaging my business than
you know the rest.
Cheers"
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Australia
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It seems strange however that the original forger would choose to do 1932 florins in VF and maybe fetch $1,000, rather than something much more valuable for the effort. I guess something more valuable is under more careful scrutiny... They're re-producing copies of all rare Coins from all countries and each year they are getting better.Its buyer beware in a big way on ebay,the combined knowledge on Forums like this are a big help to sort out the fakes. |
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Australia
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For the edification of those who wish to examine the picture:
The two faults I spotted:
1. The top arm of the star above the shield is too fat near it's tip, and
2. The rim denticles below the date are uneven.
I have not specialised in Australian pre decimals for over 30 years. Been there, done that.
Edited by sel_69l
09/05/2012 11:39 pm
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Edited by erkle
09/16/2012 06:07 am
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