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On the right you have a usual 10 Lire, 1954. So, what's on the left? Found today in a 5-pound lot.   
--moved to the World Variety & Error forum because it represents an interesting variety--or possible forgery--moderator |
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United States
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Aluminum is a soft metal. I bet that you could reproduce those results with a spoon.
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Including the fact that the 3rd stem goes through the 1 in the denomination, instead of the 2nd?
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Australia
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Yep, it looks like a circulating counterfeit to me. It looks good enough at first glance; it's only when you put it side by side with a genuine one that you can clearly see differences. I needed to see the closeup of the wording to even notice what the problem with it was. So, the next question is, why would anyone go around making fake 10 lire pieces? Even back in the fifties, 10 lire wouldn't buy you much.  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
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United States
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heh. Interesting, interesting.
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Italy
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I also never seen a 10 Lire so bad produced or conterfeit, anyway keep in mind that in 1955 Italy mint around 275.000.000 of 10 Lire, so some bad production may be done.
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United States
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How cool...there are major position differences on the 10 in relation to the wheat stalks.  Wear couldn't do that. Since it's cruder work than the normal coin, I'd guess counterfeit too--or a really strange die pair. Either way, nice find! |
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Update.
I checked every single L.10 coin I have (24 pieces in total) and none have the obverse or reverse characteristics of this one. No matter how worn/damaged they are. Other two 1955 pieces that I have are also normal.
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United States
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Wow, that's really bad. Perfect crime though-who would think to check 10L coins for counterfeits?
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Singapore
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i think it's a bad copy, too :)
faking small denominations often get away easy... simply because none would even think it's worth to fake it
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Spain
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haidee it's a rare copy not made in china.
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United Kingdom
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Yeah! Why bother making a fake 10 Lire was my first thought...I mean, it was nothing when they were still
using them just prior to adoption of the Euro, but was it worth anything back in the fifties?
Nah..
Really odd. A keeper.
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United States
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After hearing so much about counterfeits, I'm beginning to suspect that the one I have might be as well.
It's a 1954 and when you hold it so the 10 is facing you, flipping it over to the reverse shows the REPVBBLICA ITALIANA vertically.
I'll upload a photo later if anyone is interested.
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