Charles I Oxford Crown ... A Fake? - Coin Community Forum

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pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 10/03/2018 05:05 am This looks like a Charles I Oxford crown from 1644. However, I believe only about 100 were made, which leads me to suspect this one is a fake. It has what looks like a 'PY' countermark near the date at about 7 o'clock. Any advice for distinguishing real hammered coins from fakes, apart from sheer improbability? Many thanks. Edited by pdg 10/03/2018 05:10 am Report this Post to the Staff

CalzoneManiac Pillar of the Community United States 2233 Posts	Posted 10/03/2018 08:29 am The PY is part of a COPY stamp. This is a marked copy of a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 10/03/2018 08:55 am It's marked COPY. If you look closely to left of the P, you can faintly see the letter O. Looks like whoever stamped it had their punch on an angle. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 10/03/2018 10:19 pm Yep, it's marked "COPY", to comply with the Hobby Protection Act in America, which required replicas have COPY stamped onto them before they can be bought or sold, so I suspect yours was made for / sold in America. British-sold replicas usually just have a small symbol or monogram identifying the manufacturing company - such as the notorious WRL countermarks of Westair Reproductions Ltd. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 04:24 am Excellent, thank you. If only 'copy' was stamped on every replica! The coin is currently for sale on a New Zealand auction site. At least the seller makes no claims about its authenticity (he just says he doesn't know if it's real). Edited by pdg 10/04/2018 04:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36839 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 09:55 am The Chinese don't seem to follow those guide lines. Report this Post to the Staff
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