Authentic Or Not ? That Is The Question.

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GEKO Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 5:09 pm I blieve this one is fake but I would like to get your guys opinion on it. What do you think ? Report this Post to the Staff

NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 7:59 pm I love Swiss francs... One of my favorite world designs. But admittedly I've never seen a fake one before... So I don't know how much of a help I can be... So I know for future reference what to look for.. What stands out to you for it being fake? It looks ok to me... Nothing jumps out at least. I'd love to have this one in my collection! Well... If its real that is.. Such a nice design! Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 10:41 pm How's the weight? Should be 10gr. The denticles on the obverse look a bit wonky. Worn and slightly flattened at 10 o'clock and some with dimples at 6 o'clock or is that just the photography? Report this Post to the Staff
GEKO Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 11:09 pm Size and weight is spot on. Its silver... obviously... Rim/collar/denticles poorly struck you are right about this... Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 11/12/2013 11:38 pm I also thought the denticles looked a bit off but I thought it was due to the angle of the photo. So the weight and diameter are spot on? And it is silver? Hmm... Nothing really jumps out at me as fake. Is this your coin of one your looking to purchace? As I said I love these... If its yours and you ever want to get rid of it, well once you have enough posts to sell (u might have enough already to trade ) even if it does turn out to be a fake I'd still be quite interested... I doubt you want to part with it if its yours... But just thought I'd throw that out there.. Lol. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 09:44 am Why do you think it's a counterfeit? I don't see anything obvious at the moment. It's sold under this auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SWITZERLAND...047675.l2557 There is a slabbed one on ebay as well http://www.ebay.com/itm/1901B-SWITZ...em5af63a408d My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 09:53 am Frankly, I don't see anything wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
GEKO Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 11:48 am Oh Thanks for the link to the slabbed one. I was comparing the coin to some other slabbed ones that I found online and I noticed differences in the design of helvetia. Compared to the other specimens the neck is shorter and wider.The proportions of the figure are slightly different and the creases of the robe where different too. The spikes on helvetias head have a different alignment and size. I was doubting because I couldn't find any comparable specimen since there where so many differences Now the slabbed one that was posted here matches sort of... Mmmh I guess its fine then, ill send mine in I wonder how it grades should be at least a 63 Report this Post to the Staff
GEKO Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 11:56 am Oh wait a sec the slabbed one is from china.... Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 12:22 pm And the slabbed one on ebay looks different to the NGC one - or at least it does to me. Report this Post to the Staff
plonker Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 5:28 pm When you say its silver did you do magnet sliding test ? I found that to be more accurate than just simply looking for being magnetic or the ring test. Report this Post to the Staff
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