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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Singapore
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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For a buck each, I would have bought two or three only.
The reason for doing so is to examine them closely and learn how to quickly identify these particular types fake coins.
Discover their 'modus operandi', you might say.
It is of no use buying a bulk lot of them, because they would have all been made in the same way.
Why waste more good money than you need to?
Two or three coins from this 'manufacturer' is all you would need for your 'black' collection.
They do not deserve the dignity of a large bulk purchase of them.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Congradulations, your dad has added more funds towards the counterfeiting ring.
Here's one fact. In China, 1 yuan coin has been counterfeited and the face value of that is worth about 12 US cents. Imagine how much profit you have contributed. I say it's a good 60% profit margin.
STOP BUYING COUNTERFEITS! That is if you want to stop counterfeiters from making more. No income - no additional funds to make more. I rest my case.
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United States
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Whoa, "congradulations, your dad ruined the world?!!" A pillar is typically supportive, but yelling in caps and insulting a man's father is some really lame activity. And you are going to do this after he already knows they are counterfeit; after he shares a mistake with you? Who moderates this crap? I had my post deleted yesterday for discussing an Edward Snowden commemorative, but then I didn't insult a forum member. CCF you are only as good as your members.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nice pictures  Thank you ! Do they barely stick or hard. Say compared to refrigerator steel? If hard (strong attraction) I would be interested  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whoa yourself, gx has the right to speak his mind.
Who moderates? The same magicians who make your posts disappear.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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They stick very hard. These were bought about 8 years ago...
Lol it's funny to read the replies.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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solotime if you would sell to me  we can add a few rocks to the counterfeit stream and turn them into counterfeit detectors! pm me |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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So is the orange just rust?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@nalaberong, good question, I believe it is.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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There are so many counterfeit coins in China, it's hard to imagine really. There's an antiques place around the corner from me which probably doesn't have a single antique in it, it's just fake stuff.
They have coins, fake of course, they are cheap, everyone knows it. But the Chinese way of thinking is different. It's not, oh, this is fake, it's just I can't get the real one, so I might just want one that looks like the real one. The same with a lot of stuff. For a country that is destroying their culture to build skyscrappers on top of it, do you think they care about whether a coin is fake or not?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@solotime - $1 each isn't a bad price provided you collect counterfeits. These usually go for $3-5 a piece, as they're very common and are all over the place. Cash for gold establishments often get stuck with dozens of these regularly, hidden amongst larger lots of coins. However, if your father was after genuine coins, at least it wasn't a large loss.
@gxseries - The counterfeiting economy is complex. You're not adding to the pool of counterfeiter resources unless you're buying them directly from a distributor or from a swindler. Most of my counterfeit purchases are from dealers who were fooled and want to get them out of circulation and (outside of coin shows) are in bulk because of this. This way I'm also able to help them recoup a little of their loss (granted it's a fraction, but a fraction is better than nothing).
Counterfeits can be fun in a "If life gives you lemons, make limoncello" sorta way, and in the same vein education is invaluable. :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've got a counterfeit Japanese Trade dollar. It's probably cupronickel, because it doesn't stick to anything. The fellow who gave it to me has a whole big bag full of them ; but he works for the Japanese government! Many of the world collectors I know will buy some of these fakes, with no doubt that's what they are, if they're in China. Sometimes you turn up really amusing fantasies, like "United Maxxico America", & anyway it's kind of interesting to see all the low-value, common pieces they fake, even aside from the "keeping up with the forgers" angle. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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solotime Thank You! nice trade Ikes for fakes They will be put to a different use for the rest of their life stamped copy , ground flat one side turned into the back of a very special magnetic array that can detect very much lighter magnetic fakes . Gotta love the irony  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your welcome!
I like the ikes much better than having them Chinese fakes.
I'm glad your going to have some fun with them, lol.
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