Counterfeit cons made in the US

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9783841.Man_accused_of_making_fake_coins/

 

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Thanks for the link, Ruben. It is interesting to hear that the stereotypes that coins are always made in China is totally wrong. This proves a lot.
This is a scary place to go with coins.

 

Did you see that guys picture? You can't discount what comes from China, but this case just proves how diligent one needs to be. That was circulating coinage. Nobody looks too close at those.

 

He looks like an actor from the Sopranos

 

That reminds me of somebody from the Sopranos or an old mafia movie.

True. Much like the Euro or the Canadian "Paper" Money.

 

The Euro -- who knows what that looks like moment to moment. I feel the same way about $20 bills now. If you handed me a counterfiet, I'd think it was a design update by the Treasurey

 

I would probably do so too. But I would first look at the series year.

 

I'd just spin it for the portrait and look for the little blue and red lines.

After that, the bills have changed so much, I'd have no idea.

 

what blue and red lines?

 

In the linen of the paper

 

But if we switch to plastic like many other countries, I would be at a loss.

 

I heard at lunch that someone in greece was making 10 Euro coins. That is one way to fix the deficiet

 

Where does the "made in the US" have to do with this story? I don't see anything about fakes made here. Sent here, but not made here.

 

Hampshire not New Hampshire, Europe not US

 

This was one of the reasons that designs were made to last, and were not often changed. People who know counterfeits study the real thing, it is the reason why so many collectors who have been collecting a long time get a gut feeling about some coins not being the real thing.

 

Ruben mentioned that in an earlier post here. Except those were €2 counterfeits; €10 pieces would be collector coins only, and not even legal tender outside the issuing country.

Christian

 

What may have confused some is this paragraph: "Mr Moores said Freeman had emailed suppliers of replica coins in China and the United States and he had been warned by one contact that any replica had to have the words “copy” or “replica” stamped on it otherwise he would be committing a criminal offence under US law. Freeman had replied he did not think that applied in the UK or Greece."

Duh. Of course such a US regulation does not apply outside the US. It becomes relevant only if somebody brings replicas into the US ...

Christian

 

Eh, my mistake. The slob just looked American to me and the paper wasn't clear of its locality.