Chinese fakes are back!

You would think they would be smart enough to counterfeit a existing coin.

http://cgi.ebay.com/collectable-180...Z8415564002QQcategoryZ786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This one's certificate looks pretty good.


http://cgi.ebay.com/1876-CC-US-SILV...Z8415582210QQcategoryZ786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

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Pretty good recommendations and feedback considering where the sellers are located.

There's enough rim on that "TD" reverse for three coins!

 

Someone alert the Secret Service! Counterfeiting is illegal.

 

What do you mean they are back? They exist ever since 1900s.

 

Chinese fakes are bac?

Have they ever left??

 

For less than a buck one of these might be fun to have.

 

it's really fun to have some

well, i bought 80 pcs (dollar size) for few bucks. i used them as chips for playing games. i substituted those coins for plastic chips. it cost very much more than fake or imitated coins. those coins look real and silver plated. it was fun.

 

Yo, can you post a picture of one? I want to see what they look...

 

chinese imitated coins

all coins looks real. the diameter, the obverse and reverse, except the thickness and weight. thickness is about 2/3 of the real silver dollar coin. and the weight is less 30%. about 20 gram against the 27 gram. if you like to see sample. go the e-bay and type in "qing silver coin".

 

Do you know how thick the real ones are suppose to be?


Rob

 

thickness

it should be almost the same thick as the late 1800's or early 1900"s mexican peso.

 

So that is about how many milimeters?


haha, I dont have any mexican pesos to compair the chinese coins too.

Sorry for the questions

 

thickness

3.15 mm

 

thank you!

Rob

 

be careful the shipping is exorbant!

 

I went looking to see if he had on in better focus and I found one here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Collectable-Silver-dollar-Coin_W0QQitemZ4459985067QQcategoryZ45077QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The certificate is a Gemstone identification certificate.