Are these coins genuine?

Hi all im new here. I am from Scotland and love collecting coins but woudnt know the differance between a real and a fake I have bought these on ebay: so if anyone could tell me if I have been tricked into buying a fake coin in the pics below it would be greatly appreciated:headbang:

roman coin








Silver Charles III Spanish Coin - 1776









1898 1 kopek old russian coin








ANTIQUE COIN TUNISIA 10 CENTIMES C.1892






RARE ANTIQUE COIN PICARD HULL LEAD WORKS PENNY C.1812







and finally the coin im bidding on...


INDIA BRITISH BIKANIR STATE/1/2 PICE/1894/RARE/609

 

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The Russian kopek is definitely genuine. I can't speak for the rest unfortunately. Welcome to cointalk by the way!

 

Just my opinion, but the hull lead works penny looks to be cast and the 2 reale coin looks iffy.

 

Well those top two coins weigh correctly?

Ruben

 

what coin do you refer to?

 

The Ancient Roman (first one) is real.

do you have an attribution for it yet?


stainless

 

The spanish 1776 coin.

 

The top coin is an authentic ancient coin.

The Spanish 1776 coin also appears to be authentic. The wear pattern is typical of a coin of that period. The deep scratches in the coin also leads me to believe that it is authentic. Most counterfeits are produced to look worn but they do not hole or gouge the coin because it drops the value quite a bit. I believe the scratches were done by someone because they were bored, or were planning on producing a love token. I also believe this coin was put in silver cleaner giving it that greyish look.

The Russian and Tunisian coin are real, but the lead works token looks like a cast counterfeit.

The India 1/2 pice appears to be a typical counterfeit.

Hope that helps.

 

The roman seems to have a STAN in its legend...probably a 4th century one of Constantine or one of his equally murderous brats

 

Welcome to the new Counterfeit and ancients expert!

Hello there and please stick around.

Ruben

 

Thank you,

I have been reading posts on CT since November but I do not often reply to posts.

I have been a chief appraiser at the Edmonton Money show since 2008 and have been a dealer for 6 years. Detecting counterfeits is what I am best at because I collect them. I am also an expert on damaged coins specifically Love tokens. So if you have any questions I will be more than happy to answer them.

 

Thx for the above help all.

sorry to be a pest but I have bought more coins off ebay and Im kinda worried these are not genuine too....

"very rare iranian coins"

Severus Alexander Bronze Coin c. 221-235 AD (e3744)








Claudius II Gothicus Bronze Antoninianus c.268-270 AD






Gallienus 253 - 268 Ant VBERITAS AVG






Constantine I The Great Bronze AE3 AD 307-337 (e3731)






Marcus Aurelius Bronze Dupondis c. AD 170 (e3729)






Sygun. EF+ Menander Silver Drachm 160-145 B.C.


this looks brand new?? surely this is fake? but what do i know...



would greatly appreciate anyone who spots a fake in that list :headbang:

 

I believe the five ancient roman bronzes are genuine. IDK on the first one though. lol..idk what it even is. The Menander drachm is fake, IMO. If he has a policy, you should get you money back. How good was his feedback?



stainless

 

This is the only one that I would question too, not because of the newness. can you get larger pics and of the side?

here a link to compare

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/kings/menander/t.html






and I think the rest of your ancients are ok too

 

The Severus Alexander is an ancient silver-plated bronze counterfeit. Contemporary, but not an official mint product.

 

Did you buy that last one from Sygun on ebay? If so then you need to contact them. I agree with what the other guy's here are saying it just dont look right.

 

I retracted the bid. Also I did contact him but hes got a HUGE BAD rep for no communication so what does that tell you about him

by the way thanks everyone who helped me flush out the fakes :headbang:

 

Good for you :hug:

 

btw I contacted the seller about the sygon and he says that its not a fake and that its cleaned to a high standard, is he lying?? someone bought the coin u all thought was fake for £83 O_O so is it certain the sygun coin is for sure fake? ill post the pic of it again:





and silly me ive just bought a roman coin unsure if its real or not:





any idea? :headbang: