?dangerous Fake? Phonecia Tyre Shekel

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mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 07:02 am ...does not say "COPY" anywhere on this item... ...probably pewter, 26mm widest diameter, 6.8 grams... ...casting (from a mold) ring around 85% of the rim... ...I wonder where it came from & why it was made ... Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 07:45 am Apparently, this cast is a "Hendin F918.6" from his Not Kosher book. There are several examples of these in the fake reports. Quote: wonder.why it was made Really? This type often sells for well over a thousand dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2216 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 07:47 am Since coins were invented fakes have been made to deceive. By US law replicas are supposed be so designated but obviously dishonest people don't follow the law, want to sell a fake as genuine to make money. Or inexperienced people sell fakes not knowing they are fake. In Greece, Turkey, Egypt, etc. fake ancient coins and objects are made to sell to tourists. Here is pic I found online of a shop near Ephesus selling ancient fakes. I don't think it's legal there to sell genuine ancient coins. Edited by livingwater 09/18/2023 07:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 10:24 am Here is the type listed in the FORVM fakes database, dating from 2009: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/f...layimage.php So they've been around a while. To me, this has all the hallmarks of a "Reader's Digest replica" - mass-produced, not really designed to fool an expert, but plenty good enough to cause confusion once it gets separated from its context - and the card that it was presumably originally attached to. Not sure if Readers Digest itself was responsible for these, or some other mass-marketing company. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2216 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 10:48 am Some museums used to sell replicas of ancient coins which were not marked as replica. I have an Athens tetradrachm replica sold by New York Met. Museum of Art years ago. I don't think they sell them anymore. I also have a "Coins of the Bible" replica set, coins made of pewter, easy to spot not genuine. Edited by livingwater 09/18/2023 10:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 09/18/2023 11:05 am Yeah, guys ... didn't think it was meant to fool anyone. I used to work & set up estate sales & remember finding this in a drawer with other (non)valuables ... knew it was a replica ... I collect fakes, if, for no other reason, to keep them off of the market ... ...The Hobby Protection Act, passed in 1973, stipulated that replicas have 'copy[b] stamped on the coin ... prior to that, exact replicas gave no indication as such ... ...I also think that this was presented as a copy, study piece, with accompanying literature, not meant to fool anyone ... original owner wasn't a collector ... Report this Post to the Staff
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