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Pillar of the Community
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The coin in the first photo looks so good it could have been made last week! Maybe it was?
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Not sure whose fakes are worse, the Russians or the Chinese.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I'll get them taken down tomorrow.
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Not sure whose fakes are worse, the Russians or the Chinese In at least one case I am aware of, the ebay seller was registered in Russia but the "coins" were drop-shipped from China. Edited by Kushanshah
08/12/2019 01:15 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I noticed a second seller of similar fakes that may come from the same source as above. Many of them are well executed; however this rendition of Louis XIV is rather comical.  coin, Thaler, 1711 France Louis XIIIThe authentic ecu from a 2015 cgb.fr sale is below.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The replica artist most likely used the cgb coin as his model. True to the original, he included a gash (near BD) in the obverse portrait.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like these have been taken down.
There are dozens of fake Poland "thalers" listed at $30 to $50 by sellers in the Russian federation, equally obvious.
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Not sure whose fakes are worse, the Russians or the Chinese. Russians. |
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Our friend from the Russian Federation seems to have yet another user ID. All the fakes for sale are "Acquired from the hands of the population. Not new." There are a wide range of countries and types, both rare and not so rare. Worth studying to protect yourself. |
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Posted 08/11/2019 6:15 pm
