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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I personally think this is a real bad fake. It is made out of aluminium, it is much smaller then the real thing, but it is dated 2002? I would appreciate any ones thoughts.   |
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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May be a play money or somebody tried to scam people when the Euro was newly released. I've seen people cheat others who have no idea what Euro looks like with any foreign currecy.
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Pillar Of The Community
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The one euro is a bimetallic coin but the possibility exists that another planchet was in the mix and the coin shown is really an error. I believe that is a Finland one euro and from what I can make out with what impression that is there it looks like real dies were used but....hard tell with these photos. May I ask where you found this coin? I would not write it off until you learn more as the euro nations actually started striking coinage in 1999 in an effort to get ready for the 2002 release. What about the size and weight of the coin? Of course if it is the wrong metal planchet those numbers would be wrong as well. The side with the birds looks awfully good to be a counterfeit but I will try and get my Finlands out tomorrow for a closer look. Could be a mint error!
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Pillar Of The Community
Turkey
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Sorry about the photos I haven't mastered Lims trick yet.
The coin is 2cm in diameter and much lighter.
I really can't remember were I got it. I can accross it as I was sorting through my collection.
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Pillar Of The Community
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I guess what impresses me the most about this coin is the fact the reverse (bird side) has the crease line where the metals would join in the actual bimetallic coin and the line looks very very distinct as it would in an actual striking. I must say I am leaning on the "error" possibility here. I think perhaps a Twenty Cent or fifty cent planchet got into the hopper and was struck? This probably should be authenticated by a major grading service as if it is real you will be very glad you held on to it! Edited by crystalk64
01/18/2006 09:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could there be the possibility that the coin in question was struck on a pre-euro Finnish Markka planchet? Looking in my Kraus, I noticed that they are within a mm or so of the diameter of an actual 1 Euro, and made of Aluminum-Bronze. Try weighing it and see what you come up with. If it is anywhere around 22 mm diameter and 4.9 grams, I would take Crystalk's advise and look into having it authenticated.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Interesting. Unfortunatly I can't wiegh it as my scale can't read that low. It would wiegh the same as a german aluminium 50pf from the 1920's. If that helps.
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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It's a good chanche that it's made for some cind of game, as far as I know Finland does not have a mintlaw against copy's in differend cind of metals/plastics anor cardboards, as wel as for school money.
Greetings, Carl
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Pillar Of The Community
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You mean you could counterfeit their currently used coinage and if you get caught you could just say you are making them for a new game? Gives a whole new meaning to Monopoly Money! When you are not playing the game you can just use it for spending!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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That's how they buy cars over there.....a real big belly laugh. (sorry I couldn't help myself).
It looks we are still devided on this one. My feelings are that if it was playmoney it would looker much more different.(if you know what I mean).
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Pillar Of The Community
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If I remember correctly the first coins of the E.U. counterfeited were the Finnish euro? Seem to remember reading a story concerning a big stash they uncovered a year or two ago? At the time I couldn't believe the counterfeitors were so prompt making the necessary switch to the Euro!!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Either way it is fairly interesting. No book is going to tell me the value of this coin.
Can anyone give their opinion on its worth, please.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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As this coin has no real attachment, I will put it up on ebay and see wht happens. Maybe it will help me fund my quest for the king henry coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I was thinking that it might be possible that the inner core has splitted out from the outer ring. But from the obverse itself, it cannot be possible as the digit "1" is not large enough and hence, my answer is that this is some sort of novelty token.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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That makes sence.
I left the floor open on my auction so no one is mis lead.
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Posted 01/17/2006 11:51 pm
