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Now that is just not right on many levels  |
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I see a lot of Draped Bust, Flowing Hair and Capped Bust dies, as well as a couple of IHCs. The green contraption that lady is working in is supposedly used for edge lettering, which was common for coins in that era.
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But more on topic I would also like to know what the red arrow is pointing to. Anyone?
Same here! I flipped it, but I still cannot ID it...  Edited by jbuck
03/27/2008 6:28 pm
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well, I am going to weigh and measure every coin I buy from now on, no matter it is from coin show or ebay. I am going to ask the seller how much it weighs before putting in the 2x2. |
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With any coin of value, it would be a very good idea.
Jim
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Is that a die crack (will be a Cud) on the rim of the die the red arrow is pointing to? |
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I see one of them there naked horseman dies there also
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The pictures came from a European website doing an investigation of the coin counterfeiting operations in China. The arrow was probably pointing to a coin of particular interest (maybe from their home country ?). I've spotted a few suspicious coins on ebay. They all have that "fresh" look to the coin, with a weird patina. By the way, most of these coins will probably be slabbed in fake NGC, PCGS and ANACS holders, so buying a so-called certified coin blindly is not a good idea. |
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It's the obv die for a Greek 5 Drachma KM 20 1833 - 45. (These pictures ere originally posted on a Greek coin forum)
KM# 20 5 DRACHMAI
22.5000 g., 0.9000 Silver .6511 oz. ASW Obv: Young head right
Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU
1833A Proof Value: 5,000
1833(o) 1,200 3,000 10,000 30,000 50,000
1833 Proof Value: 5,000
1833A 100 250 750 2,500
1833 378,000 100 250 750 2,200
1844(o) 500 1,500 4,000 15,000 30,000
1845 5,000 10,000 18,000 30,000
(this small extract from the Standard Catalog of World Coins should be permissible as "fair use" of the copyright laws. It is a small excerpt, for educational purposes, I' not trying to pass it off as my own work, I'm crediting the source and I am not profiting from it)
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Wouldnt counterfeiters know to make sure the copies were the same weight, making weighing the coins not a good tale tell sign of a sure copy?
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"But more on topic I would also like to know what the red arrow is pointing to. Anyone?" Right, let's get back to that  I was curious too, so I enlarged and flipped the photo so the dies would be more legible. I think that's a Greek coin, and it looks like Conder has the ID   Edited by KurtS
03/27/2008 7:37 pm
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If you look closely, there is a Canadian old style small cent die there; what would be worth counterfeiting there? Maybe the 1922, if my memory serves me right?
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dang, thats just sad. Although, maybe I should start to put together a counterfeit set just for the heck of it....nawww.
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C.N.D-- I see that now! I could not resolve the date out of the photo, but I'll guess either 1923 or 1925 -- the keys of that series (but even the semi-keys are $$ in BU). I'd like to see a final coin, but I suspect I wouldn't be fooled. Edited by KurtS
03/27/2008 8:02 pm
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