JUDAEA SHEKEL

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Moda888, Sep 8, 2019.

  1. Moda888

    Moda888 Active Member

    I bought a set of coins and I found out JUDAEA SHEKEL coin but I confused whether it is genuine or fake?

    the wight 14g
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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    This is a very commonly faked coin due to high demand for it. It is in such high demand that genuine examples of it regularly fetch more than $1000 at auction. Unless you purchased it from a very reputable firm for such a price, you should be very suspicious of it, even without looking at it in hand. If you have to ask, it's probably fake.

    The coin is too perfectly circular, and has soft details and what appears to be a casting seam around the edge, particularly from 4:00 to 7:00 on the first coin image (with the pomegranates).

    Were you to offer this to me, I would turn it down because it's very likely to be a forgery.
     
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  4. Moda888

    Moda888 Active Member

    Perfect answer thank u so much help me a lot
     
  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    It looks suspicious to me, but I lack any kind of experience with Judaean coins.
     
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  6. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    Moda888, The coin in the photos you posted screams FAKE :eek:. The only thing that seems right about the coin is its weight. If you ever consider buying a Jewish War shekel it would be a good idea to get the coin certified by a 3rd party grading company before shelling out big money for it. That would give you some level of confidence. The coin pictured below is the last Jewish War shekel added to my collection.
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    The coin pictured below is another Year 2 shekel certified by NGC, as Choice AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, that sold for $9,440.00 at a Goldberg auction on January 9, 2018.

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  7. Moda888

    Moda888 Active Member

    this perfect . yes maybe next time when i need to buy this kind of coin i go for grading one much safer

    i dont buy this coin for to much bought a lot from one not expert
    found many coins with deal i attach photo for 1 coin i dont know if it fake
    if u have time u can let me know plz

    thanks for ur informtion

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