Nice group! I really like these early maravedi coins because there is a large variety among them, they have tons of historical significance and...
This is indeed a problem. It's also pretty exhausting to give every such question a thorough answer, so I see where this mentality comes from....
Actually a lot of counterfeiters go for rather common coins... high volume at low profit margin per coin. The common stuff doesn't get the...
I honestly wish what you said was true, but you are severely underestimating both technology and the determination of the counterfeiters.
Hate to say it, but it is true. Technology will defeat the expert eye and all other currently used tests within the next 20 years. I personally...
Law and enforcement of law are two very different things
Sure, let me know when John.
Some of them were meant to deceive collectors, most were meant to deceive idiots who want to make a profit by low-balling people. Either way they...
Fair price is about $2 each at your local flea market. And yet some of these still routinely get bid up into the hundreds, occasionally thousands,...
Would be glad to help John. Your chapter in the Kleeberg book and work in the more recent GNL reference was very thorough.
The one in the eBay link is the same one as in this thread, just under different lighting :)
Certainly seems that way.
The seller had every reasonable opportunity to know what he had. The face value is apparent and the label says the coins are silver. No guessing...
When you're talking about big time bullion retailers, you might get a coin that is fake, but is still the correct material. One example would be...
"Miao silver", which really doesn't have any silver in it....
Most of the really good ones are struck, especially the German thalers and double thalers. Yes, the feedback is a sign. But I really discourage...
Everything you say is true. Policing it doesn't seem like a feasible possibility. Training your eyes is, at least for the older coins. As far as...
Pointing out the "tells" is only useful for a specific generation of a specific fake coin. The thread I have on modern counterfeit world coins no...
Fake Salzburg thaler:...
Those Russian coin fakes have been around for the past few years. Slightly sloppy die work and weakness in details, but I agree the quality is...
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