Buying Counterfeit Coins

Yes, but I don't think it is allowed to say on this site. They are Chinese fakes and many of them are very very good. In hand, someone can usually tell the difference, but I know they'd fool if sold by picture on ebay or such.

You can probably find them with a google search. They sell basically every single classic date there is of several series.

Wow! That one is pretty bad, one would think before spending North of $500 on a coin they might have some idea of what a real one is supposed to look.

Hence my signature! Learn people, read and learn!

You can try your LCS too... My favorite shop has (old) colonial counterfeit's, but there darn expensive!!

Who can't use the cash...I hate ebay sometimes, but I just can't say off of it

I maintain a collection of fake coins, and some of them are VERY deceiving. Most of them are of ancient coins, because that is currently where my primary numismatic interest lies, but I have a few fakes of modern coins as well.
They were all bought for my own education to help train my eye, to help identify fakes more easily.

I have a small library on the subject of fake coins: identification techniques, and methods of manufacture. Accurate scales and a micrometer screw gauge are essential tools. Nevertheless, the most important tool is EDUCATION.

Experience has told me that with high price coins, I always like to see the coin in hand first, before making the decision to buy. For this reason, I have no interest in ebay.

Almost all of my fake coins were obtained in job lots from specialist numismatic auctioneers, with an international reputation. In each case, I closely inspected the lot on the view day prior to auction, before submitting a written bid.

There was a link posted yesterday to a website that sells counterfeits and I saved it just for the heck of it but I don't know if I can post it. Pretty interesting fake coins that are well made, even fake slabs.

Thank you all for the responses and help

Fakes = Fantasy pieces or coins that never existed in the real world, or was unavailable = Daniel Carr's excellent fantasy coins made at his moonlight Mint.

Copies = Clones of usually expensive coins clearly marked in accordance to the Hobby Protection Act, stuff like Gallery Mint Museum copies.

Counterfeits = coins made to deceive or coins altered to deceive collectors, usually stuff like 1893-P Morgans with added S int marks, 1916-P Mercury dimes with added mint mark, 1922-D LHC with the mint mark removed and then sold as the "rare coin" to unsuspecting collector. Cast or electrotype coins and now slabs from China in current day chicanery.