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MrGlass44 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 11:42 pm 20 KREUZER 1868 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY EMPIRE - FRANZ-JOSEPH 1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT It's the first single coin I bought without doing any research and I think I got taken. The only one I can find that looks like it is silver and this doesn't look like it's silver. I didn't care if it's silver or not but I think it might be a fake. Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 11:53 pm MrGlass44- Well, that coin certainly does look to either have a gold toning, or the picture just makes the coin look like that. The pictures are small and somewhat grainy. At this point I wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that it is fake. Just wait until you get it in hand. I for one would be curious to know the verdict. Report this Post to the Staff
MrGlass44 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 12:34 am Well as soon as I get it I'll post some pics of it and hopefully I'll figure it out. I hope it's real even if it's not silver. I'm half Hungarian so it would be a nice addition. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16851 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 12:53 am The 1868 20 kreuzer is .500 fine silver; .500 fine coins can look either silvery or coppery, depending on what sort of conditions they've been kept in or how it's been treated. I suspect this coin has been cleaned, making it turn a strange colour; $1.25 is a reasonable price for this coin (it contains 76¢ worth of silver at current prices). 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
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 12:53 am I wish some of my mistakes only cost that much! I sent 100 times that much to Savannah, Georgia for nothing. So even if it is fake, it's a cheap lesson. I would take heart from the fact the seller has 100% feedback with over 2500 so far. Welcome to CCF, MrGlass44! I lived in Mentor-on-the-lake, Ohio fifty years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 09:06 am well if you got it from Hubert I can almost guaranty its real.... I had a few of those and it appears to have been harshly cleaned .. Depending on how it was scanned or pic, with lighting it can at times have that same appearance.......Just wait until you get it...... Report this Post to the Staff
Kiwi_Bird Valued Member 94 Posts	Posted 10/13/2009 10:30 pm For this little amount of money spent it would be nothing to cry over even if it were fake! Report this Post to the Staff
MrGlass44 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 10/21/2009 12:54 am It's real after all It was just a very bad picture. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/21/2009 02:27 am MrGlass44- Very good to hear! Report this Post to the Staff
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