Usually pretty close. The ones I have had in hand were no more than 0.2 grams off, but sometimes the weight difference was within allowable...
This coin comes from the same distributors as others I have been posting about for a while. However, the appearance of these is quite good...
I'm not particularly worried about 3D printing of coins either, at least not in this century. I'm sure the technology will get there eventually,...
One for for you...
One more for your eyes: http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&LH_Complete=1&_ssn=lislisguerr&rt=nc
Nope, fresh from the press followed by the oven....
The other coins in their completed items are typical fakes that appear on ebay by the dozens each year, all virtually identical in appearance....
I don't look much into specific "tells" with modern copies as the details are generally correct. What usually makes it not look right are...
I'm not familiar with the specific varieties, but it's pretty interesting if they used the obverse and reverse of two different coins.
Another round of fakes. I'm reporting them, but eBay rarely does anything. Note that the second account changed the item location from Hong Kong...
Save it for the next one :)
You see that on a lot of fakes of copper/bronze/brass coins. They come out of the oven looking like that. Probably the result of whatever...
Modern fake direct from China. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1805-Draped-Bust-Half-Cents-/271905210674?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4ed04132 [IMG]...
Convincing fake key date 1946 Aussie penny:...
Decent fakes of modern NCLT coins:...
All three are low quality modern fakes.
I was a scout up until about 2000 and a camp counselor for a few more years after that up at Ten Mile River in NY :)
Modern counterfeits have a legitimate place in numismatics as study pieces. It's sort of a snake eating its own tail type of situation, but with...
You can order counterfeits from various Chinese manufacturers in bulk. If you want custom made fantasy pieces, there are various domestic options...
This was once a very popular practice. I don't think the TPG's presently recognize these pieces, but if they did, I am sure they would have a...
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