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New Member
 United Kingdom
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scratch away bobbyhelmet as long as you come up with the right answer in the end
I have never had in hand to my knowledge a fake coin and this is just not what I would expect at all there are no noticeable seams
must get myself organised tomorrow and get new photos as I have said the obverse does have better detail than the photo shows grrrrr I really am appreciating all your super comments negative or positive it all helps to answer some questions THANKS GUYS
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Moderator
 United States
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I have to disagree with what the more experienced collectors have said and say I see nothing that would indicate to me that this coin is fake. It's aways difficult to say with just a picture to go by and the soapy appearance can just be caused by the light where the picture was taken. The overall appearance of the coin looks correct and it does not appear to be cast IMO.
Edited by echizento
02/07/2013 2:21 pm
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New Member
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
i have been collecting for six months and work to a strict budget if this by a miracle proves to be authentic it will be a jewel and cherished very very much
I am doing lots of research and learning as I go fingers crossed that it turns out good
something that helps is that although I have no experience with fakes the collection it came from of 140 coins I expect that the collector must have had more experience than myself and therefore I do hope it would have been sussed by this person thankyou all for your great help in this very difficult assessment
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Edited by faustina
02/08/2013 05:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
I have made a point of learning as much as I can about fakes and their manufacture and how to spot them over the years. I am one of the admins on the Fake reports over at Forum and have personally added over 2,000 of the fake reports there. I only mention this to put my comments into some context. I am not someone who calls a coin a fake lightly.
Based on the images alone I would not touch this coin. It shows all the signs of being a modern sand cast. None of the details are sharp. Everything is too soft. This is not down to lighting. It could be down to other factors but I do not believe this to be the case and as such would not take the chance on this one and would wait for another cion on another day.
Regards,
Martin
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New Member
United Kingdom
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thankyou for everyones valued opinion the saddest thing for me is that having got it in hand I cant tell and that is very worrying
martin could I e mail you please as I dont seem to have the facility to pm you yet
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Moderator
United States
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The last two images are the best. Based on these more natural looking pictures I have to reverse my first impression and agree with the others.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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thankyou at least everyone is on the same page so the photos have helped to do that
I just have so much to learn and will examine this coin some more and try and learn
from it
do you think I should scrape the edge to see what it is made of
what metal in your opinion do you suspect it will be made of please
has anyone any idea why no more of these fakes can be found on the net I have searched
and searched
when someone says there is a die match for the coin is that a good or bad thing please I am really in the dark about this DARK SIDE of coin collecting and could do with any information that you could pass on
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Moderator
United States
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It's up to you, but if it were mine I'd leave it alone. Whatever metal it is it has no real value as a fake coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
You should be able to I'm me through Forum. I cannot I'm you here and am not willing to publicise my email address directly. If you have a problem on Forum then please let me know and I will send you my email address through Forum.
Regards,
Martin
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