Are There Two Styles Of 2014 1 Oz Krugerrands?

That's weird. And the first F looks different.

Other than the date, these are excellent representations of a Krugerrand. Of course, one can not test the metal content or weigh them or check specific gravity just by looking at the photographs.

Some definitive proof needs to be found, that two different date styles exist for genuine examples.

Otherwise,
my first thought that IF false, then a tungsten core may be involved.
Industrial X-ray or ultrasound may be needed to pick the suspected fake. Comparative ring tone test alongside each other may be helpful in this situation.

Disturbing. Highly interested in seeing how this discussion evolves. I'm looking at this from an outsider perspective as I don't own any krugerrand nor do I plan to buy some in the near future but if I did, the first thing I would have done would have been to contact the issuing mint http://www.samint.co.za/contact-us/).

Here are pics of a 1978 40mm Chinese "replica" Krugerrand. Actual Genuine Krugerrand size is 32.6mm. They obiously can manufacture it in correct size if they want to.

If you are going to buy bullion on line,
then buy from a well known bullion dealer.

If you have already bought, and wish to sell on line,
then sell to a well known bullion dealer.

Those dealers may be specialist bullion dealers, or numismatics / bullion dealers.

The safest way to go.

The SA Mint's language rotation page is mildly interesting, but gives no in depth information, like examples of "the representation of the word" on the coins. But I don't want to stray off the subject of this topic (even though I started it by insulting their web page ).

The SA Mint's authenticity page reveals no secrets.

They say -- Check size, weight, and see if it is magnetic. See if it looks "odd or abnormal". Use X-ray, ultrasound or have it assayed. And finally, employ the sound test.

The only one useful to someone online is the looking for something "odd or unusual". The mint's advice is NOT to compare to images on THEIR website, because they have no library of genuine coins photos. Instead they say to "Search for high quality images of the Krugerrand coin from trusted websites" and compare to those coins.

Well, this is exactly what I tried to do with this SPECIFIC 2014 Krugerrand. I searched sites of what I thought were trusted websites, but I got two different images.

I am now trying to investigate further.

ARcoins posted an obvious fake from another year. Well, I did investigate known fake selling sites, and could not find a similar 2014 Krugerrand to the one I am questioning. I found plenty of 2014 OBVIOUS fakes similar to the one ARcoins posted.

However, I started this topic to seek information about a specific possible 2014 counterfeit version. The odd part is that a "trusted" website is using that photo.

So are there two versions of GENUINE 1 oz Krugerrands, or is a trusted website using a photo of a fake coin? I suspect the latter.

Um, no, they won't.

ebay will do nothing based on if I "think it might be a fake", nor will the FBI (or the German police).

I DO think they are fakes, but before I submit any reports here when I see them for sale, I need to eliminate the (remote) possibility that they are genuine.

I could just "decide" they are fake, and submit the reports here, but what then?

Bobby, would you send a listing for these forward? You might.

If the seller is savvy, they could appeal it to ebay citing the photos bullionbypost is using, and endanger the whole process being used to rid the site of counterfeits.