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Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 02/16/2016 12:32 pm I came across a pair of bogus Tibet Taels with identical markings but yet they are two different sizes: Smaller is 2.2 by 38mm and the larger is 3.5 by 43mm. So whomever cooked these up they were really off base with at least one or probably both of them. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/16/2016 4:22 pm So smaller in size, that they should be really called 'copies', not 'fakes'. Report this Post to the Staff
Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 02/16/2016 11:32 pm Looks nice though, darn counterfeiters. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 06:08 am These fakes are much more dangerous to a novice if he hasn't got a genuine example next to it, with which to compare. Fakers very often rely on this lack of comparison at the point of sale. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 02/17/2016 3:43 pm I agree there are so many times when you see these pop up with the questions about them. There are places in China cranking these things out like hot cakes. Most seem to have that dull dirty gray look to them as well as being well under weight. What struck me about this pair is that they are seemingly identical denominations and designs but it's obvious the larger of the two is just so wrong. Easy to understand them ending up in the hands of buyers, and then some of us in turn replying to their inquiries. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 9:32 pm These if genuine are quite scarce to rare and do not often appear on the market for sale. Best thing with Chinese numismatics is that if you don't know what you are getting, don't bother spending a single cent! 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
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