Does anyone have any good links reguarding these? I really like them but it looks to me like they could be counterfeited pretty easily. If you have any could you post some photos! Thanks in advance!, Mark in NJ
Yes, I have one; bought it just out of curiosity. The MA-Shops website will not have any background info but lots of images: http://www.ma-shops.de/ Search for "Porzellan", then for "Steinzeug" ... (Edit) Just saw this article, with some info in English about such issues: http://www.cachecoins.org/sachsen.htm Christian
Great!, thanks Christian. I may have get one because they are pretty odd. Oddities fit very well in my collection. They don't seem to be all that expensive. Are there counterfits out there? The ones I have seen look perfect, thats what concerns me. Its amazing that they don't seem cracked or chipped at all. Here is another link for you if your interested, Iceman57 sent it to me. http://www.blackmountaincoins.com/c/BMC/PORCELAIN-NOTGELD-COINS/sort-best-desc/0.html Thanks Again Christian! Mark
I seen one of these on ebay about a month ago and found them very inyeresting so i did a internet search and found a coin site that had a whole bunch of them,,,they ranged in price from $14.95 to $19.95 all in Unc's. And thank's Christian for posting that site,,,It was a very interesting read.
The vast majority are fairly inexpensive, and would be more trouble than it's worth to fake them in a comparable quality and porcelain. The reason why these pieces tend to stay so sharp and undamaged is due to both their lack of general circulation and the strong, resilient porcelain used by the famous Meissen company that made most of these. There are also just as many medals, without coin denominations.
