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Hi everyone, I'm not a collector, I sell on ebay. I have had a bag of silver coins in the basement for over 20 years. In laws stuff I think. I was getting ready to put some gas money together and started doing research on the most interesting one in the group. MEXICO PHILIP V PILLAR 8 REALES 1741. So I wanted to see the condition of it for me that means digital image. I sharpened the Image and COPY popped out on the crown. What kind of counterfeiter would stamp COPY on the coin? Anyway I brought it to the experts please let me know what this is or what to do to find out? Thanks. Dave     |
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Valued Member
United States
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If stamped COPY, it is not really aimed at being a counterfeit, but it is a legitimately produced Replica. Although even without the word COPY, that one is still easily recognized as a fake.
Edit: It kind of has the appearance that someone at some point was trying to make it look more like a real one, and less like a copy. I would save yourself the headache and keep that one off the 'bay.
Edited by JJHFL
09/05/2013 2:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome!
Hiding the word COPY in the design of the crown would defeat the purpose of it being there at all as a mark of a replica. I think our eyes are just seeing something that isn't there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whoops! I was looking at the wrong crown! That sure is the mark of a replica!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I don't see it :(
I guess I should stay away from 8Rs, then.
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Moderator
 United States
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First photo, eleven o'clock. COPY is inverted, below G * H along the rim.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I didn't see it at first either. Once you see it then it becomes obvious and you wonder how you didn't see it at first.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Jbuck, great eye! Had to max the view to see it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anybody see what I saw the first time, though? On the pillar side, the four spaces in the crown design almost look like ghosts of the letters C-O-P-Y.
I think I'm just sleep-deprived.
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I do not see that one, Philly.  |
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But to answer your question... Quote:
What kind of counterfeiter would stamp COPY on the coin? It was made by a replica-maker wishing to comply with American law. The Hobby Protection Act requires replicas to be stamped COPY before they can be sold as replicas. 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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Bedrock of the Community
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There is a massive amount of such copies out there. Many people use them as fillers when they know they will never get a real one. For example I have a Whitman folder that shows a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel slot. I'd almost like to find a copy of one to put in there just to show people that know coins. I've got a 1856 Flying Eagle cents with copy on it. And it's made of plastic too. |
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