Check out https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mo...oins-train-your-eyes-get-your-game-up.255003/ This is another of their accounts selling high quality fakes.
I agree with Numismat's assessment. While it looks really really similar to a genuine example that I have, there is something that I don't like. In that condition, that is not a 400 dollar coin. It should hit at least 1000USD without any problem. This is NOT a common coin especially in UNC condition.
Here's another questionable one sold by a questionable seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1888-Korea-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Here's one genuine example to compare http://www.ebay.com/itm/KOREA-10-MUN-1888-NGC-MS64-BN-497-/321580431074?
Let me guess, would that be the chemically induced patina? PS: It's cool that you have one of these, the genuine examples seem to be becoming more and more scarce every day with this eBay fiasco. Yep. Same distributor, same deal.
This is a lot harder than you think. After carefully looking at the known genuine examples, they do show some differences. Novice collectors may just dismiss it as varieties and this is extremely dangerous!!! What's worse is that while both two are counterfeits, they don't necessary share the same damage marks. They must have been manually handled to ensure that the damages will end up to be different.
Yes they learned from their past mistakes with the common dings and scratches. They read the forums and TPG articles too, more than most people might think. Can't possibly be harder than I think because I think it's getting to the point of nearly impossible to distinguish.
