Sorry to say, but this is a counterfeit fantasy coin not made by the China Mint. Among other things, Panda coins always have an image of the...
It sounds like something struck for the 2008 Olympics but it's not by the PRC. Here are the designs for the Chinese coins:...
A pair of Gold and silver Panda coins have been issued by the People's Bank of China. The two coins are a 10 Yuan 1 oz. silver and a 100 Yuan 1/4...
THANKS! Peter
Last time I read the conditions Buyer Protection was provided for 45 days from the sale date. If you can confirm that a coin (or anything else) is...
Agreed, that would probably do it. The quickest clue, though, is that the details of the design are inaccurate; for instance, the lettering is the...
The "coin" was less than .1 gram off of official weight. Best wishes, Peter Anthony http://www.pandacollector.com
These fakes are worthless!!! The counterfeiter's profit comes from using very cheap metals – not gold or silver – and adding a few cents worth of...
In most, if not all, cases the coin is gold plated. Here is a fake that's been sawed in half to show what's inside. Some of the plating smeared...
One of the more frequent errors that bungling counterfeiters make with Pandas is to mix up designs from different years on the same coin. The...
This seller happens to be in Malaysia. Also, coins without denominations aren't considered counterfeits. As for the others, I guess it's a big...
Some of the photos are too small to say with 100% complete certainty, but from my view, none of the coins look genuine. The 5 oz coins in the...
Seller ihjtoijsa135 (http://shop.ebay.com/ihjtoijsa135/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340) from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia shows us a...
Besides the Rare Panda Blog, mintage figures can be found at Chinese Coins, Coin sets, and Medals Information. The Standard Catalog of World Coins...
Selling counterfeit coins as genuine is a serious violation of eBay rules. Contact eBay and they should cancel the sale. Don't send any money!...
"Back in central Beijing, we visited a Bank of China branch. There were 77 teller windows. In the central foyer was a display case with gold and...
I hesitate to wander in here with my long-ago college chem background, but all the discussion is about gold while the original paper attributes...
Nice! Best wishes, Peter Anthony http://www.pandacollector.com/
I think EBayers should be alert to sellers who reside in the USA but ship by EMS. EMS (Express Mail Shipping) is a type of Asian mail service...
Mr. rlm's cents, In post #66 you wrote, "I do not think I am mistaken when I say that the only people who can report any circumstance beyond what...
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