How Common Are Counterfeit/Fake Indo-China Piastres Dated 1895 - 1928?

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MasterKromm Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 08/18/2019 1:36 pm How Common are Fake Indo-China Piastres, especially on platforms like ebay? I only ask as I was doing a quick search and stumbled across this 1908A specimen, which appears to be a terrible fake to me... -> https://www.ebay.com/itm/183921082720 I have attached pictures of the obverse and reverse for posterity. Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17978 Posts	Posted 08/18/2019 2:19 pm I've seen quite a lot of fakes of these. When I was in China in 2001 I saw them at the tourist shops where the tour buses stopped. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 08/18/2019 3:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5400 Posts	Posted 08/18/2019 3:54 pm Fakes of these are everywhere . Too bad CBP CBSA and other Customs agencies around the world Can't stop this crap that is a scourge on our hobby! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/19/2019 8:19 pm A much greater proportion of fakes of these now, than before about the year 2000. Sadly, that is the case with a lot of scarce World crown sized silver coins and U.S. Dollars. Almost all since that date seem to be Chinese. No surprise that Trump is trying to do his bit protect America from cheap, sometimes shoddy, and in some instances, copy Chinese imports. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/19/2019 8:43 pm There are large numbers of these fakes having different dates and varying quality from good to poor. Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 08/21/2019 02:44 am Tons of fakes, I saw bag fulls in thailand Report this Post to the Staff
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How Common Are Fake Indo-China Piastres Dated 1895 - 1928?