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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 8010815, member: 40017&quot;]Definitely a contemporary counterfeit, but still interesting and collectable for that. These were massively counterfeited at the time as a hike in Copper prices had made it worthwhile for the fraudsters to do this, despite the risk of being hung, or even worse transported to Australia if you were caught!</p><p>Check the weight when you have it in hand - a Regal coin should be over 9g. Most of the copies are around 7g.</p><p>Worth your $12 even as a counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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