Any Experts Here On Non-Regal Fake/Counterfeit Coins?

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MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 08:00 am Maybe some here can relate, but sometimes I buy things impulsively. Here is an example of one of those impulse buys. I saw this and thought it would be cool to own a coin that could have been used in the first years of the USA. My Impulsive ebay Buy But now that I have it in hand I am concerned that it is not a contemporary counterfeit, as I expected it to be. Non-Regal and evasion coins were coins counterfeited in England and sent to America to be used, since it was illegal in Britain but not in America. My question is how do I know it is not a modern counterfeit. It has a high pitch clank when tapped or dropped on glass and I expected a lower pitch similar to copper or iron. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 08:18 am I'll try and scan some of my forgeries for you. It amazes me that so many of them passed detection, as they are obviously wrong. However we have a situation today in the UK where possibly one in ten of pound coins in circulation are forged, and they are commonly accepted as legal tender. Maybe the same in the late eighteenth century? Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 08:23 am Thanks... I want to make sure this is not a fake of a fake....like a Chinese counterfeit of a 1775 counterfeit half penny Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 09:28 am It certainly looks fine from the pictures - I've not heard of any Modern chinese copies of these coins. Probably all OK. www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff
fcrazo Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 10:05 am On flickr, there is a section in which someone is working to expose and bring attention to this problem. Take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinforgeryebay/ Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 10:36 am So fcrazo, Do you think the coin I bought is a fake...fake? Report this Post to the Staff
fcrazo Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 5:04 pm Didn't see image. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 7:10 pm Fcrazo: thanks for that link. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
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Any Experts Here On Non-Regal Counterfeit Coins?