Are any of the Chinese ones real? The Australian Crown? I suspect the Liberia $10 is real, but my Krause lists this as .999 silver and mine doesn't feel like it, did they make this one in Copper-Nickel?
Couple of others. Is the Mexican real? The final Chinese? I posted the Venezuela bracelet as a WTF item. I know these are real, all silver. What might I possibly do with this thing? BTW, I don't really want it!
the australian crown has been counterfeited by our friends in china, i bought my example of the real one from a dealer in cairns queensland. your coin looks like a chinese copy...........
The Chinese coins are all counterfeit. Again, best to avoid even though you might think it is a bargain because chances are, it's the seller who's lucky.
I will attest that the Mexican 8 Pesos is an older style, very badly cast, crude fake. Brings back memories of the "good old days" when most Chinese fakes in this country were so easy to recognize.
About the only coin that is real is the Liberian JFK $10.00 and even that is questionable as a coin. It is made by the Franklin Mint, other than the name it has no affiliation to the country of origin, most likely copper-nickel, worthless in Liberia, and made for the US collector market. I have many of these that I picked up in junk bins. A few have been made of silver and that's always nice as a small bullion piece. You should weigh it to see if it is silver or CN. And one more thing: I wish Krause would stop listing these pieces in it's Standard World Coin Catalog and place them where they belong in the "Strange, Bizarre, Worthless World Coinage That Was Never Meant For Circulation And Is An Absolute Waste Of Time And Money Catalog" price appropriately at $75.00 to $100 for the issue. That is all...
Alright, any thoughts on this thing? There are just enough details to drive me batty. I should know it, but I keep getting stuck on Sweden 1/4 Skilling, but I don't think it is.
Fyi a few of the Liberia $10 where issued as copper nickel but the weight is different 26 g vs 1 ounce for the silver coins.
This is either a 1/2 ore or 1 ore from 1719 to 1721 that is struck on another coin. The lettering near the rim at the bottom right is from the host coin. The size would determine if it's a 1/2 or 1 ore.
