Beware Of French Indo-China Counterfeit/Fake Silver Coins

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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 03/21/2020 11:27 pm I have seen these on e-Bay from time to time to time, and they seem to be showing up a lot lately. They may come in other denominations and they most often have neat holes drilled in them. There is a 1919 date in there and according to NGC, it was not even minted that year. You will also see that on the reverse the purity is marked at 0.680. This is correct for later dates, but not for these. It should be 0.835. This is the second seller I notified recently. Report this Post to the Staff

CalzoneManiac Pillar of the Community United States 2233 Posts	Posted 03/21/2020 11:49 pm I had a 1901 coin that was like this. Notice the hole is usually conveniently placed over the purity designation. Edited by CalzoneManiac 03/21/2020 11:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 07:22 am First came across fake Indo-Chinese silver coins around 50 years ago. I would never go looking on ebay for this sort of coin unless that the seller has a known professional reputation. The schonk sellers out there have made it very unfair for the honest seller. As for me, I always like to examine any coin in hand first, before making a decision to buy. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 03/22/2020 09:08 am Unfortunately, this is part of a huge and growing list of fakes. I am in full agreement with @sel, not just for French IC but for virtually all. Report this Post to the Staff
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