Hi Coin talk, I just wanted to put it out there that I think that the Chinese are starting to reproduce ancient coins .... Found some stuff on eBay, normally ancient coins are bought raw, so just be carful. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Gr...e2a280:g:VXIAAOSwxupbJ-bm:rk:19:pf:0&LH_BIN=1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ancient-Gr...fae6d8:g:D34AAOSwlx9b3Q9-:rk:18:pf:0&LH_BIN=1
Like you said Mat, « for now ». Chinese forgers are getting better at their craft and we may have a big problem in a few years. The best way to hit back is by education. CT is a very good place to learn how to detect those conterfeit coins.
Well, the giveaway is this case is that there are "5 available", and they are selling at a "Buy it Now" price of $3.49 with free worldwide shipping. But my guess is that someone may be testing the waters.
Noah Finney, you really can't call these coins fakes, they're style copies that have been machine struck. They remind me of Slavey Petrov's coins.
In a few years?!!! There are many impressive Chinese forgeries of ancient coins circulating out there right now. Some have very realistic wear and convincing patinas. Nothing like the goofy repro pictured above. Wake up. It's a real problem. I've posted this link before: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/chinese-coin-counterfeiting-ring-4071202
Sadly I think you are right Macromius. I don’t know nothing about ´Morgan’s coin’, but I can tell you for consolation that it is a very different challenge to reproduce 2000 years old coin than modern examples. For now, I’m more suspicious about bulgarian and cypriot coins than chinese ones !
