1894 2 Rupien, Real?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Yarb0, Oct 25, 2015.

  1. Yarb0

    Yarb0 Member

    Sorry about the fuzzy photos, they are not mine.

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    Diameter: 35 mm

    Weight: 23 g
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    What do you think?
     
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  3. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Does not look real
     
  4. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    The normal weight is 23,32 g. But I think, your coin is genuine.
     
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  5. Taxidermist

    Taxidermist Collector of US/IL/RU/DE

    Resembles a lot fakes from Aliexpress. Weight is not a 100% indicator anymore as the copies are getting very close to correct weight.

    Patina color and rim issues are the reason for my suspicion. Wear is also looks inconsistent.
     
  6. Yarb0

    Yarb0 Member

    I actually have to disagree, I haven't been able to find a similar fake on that site. In particular, I was looking for one that was silver (because this one has tested positive for it) and didnt find one with exact wear patterns as this one.
     
  7. Taxidermist

    Taxidermist Collector of US/IL/RU/DE

    I mentioned Aliexpress only regarding patina color, their fakes come in same unattractive shade of grey. All other issues are unrelated to fakes offered on Aliexpress, although I wouldn't have purchased this coin from those photos, feels wrong to me.
     
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  8. KurtS

    KurtS Die variety collector

    I don't know this particular coin that well, but I scrutinize date styles pretty carefully. It's rather odd how the date stands out amidst weaker details on the OP's coin. But, more importantly--the style of the date doesn't match those seen on certified examples of this year (on a mintage of only 18,000). If you're considering buying this coin, I would avoid it on that one detail alone.

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  9. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    That's a pretty bad fake. Besides the date and lettering being sloppy, they got the depth/relief of design features wrong. Some areas are so low in relief that they basically blend into the fields. These coins were very well struck and you would not see that on a genuine example.
     
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  10. Yarb0

    Yarb0 Member

    Thank you all, I will avoid this coin.
     
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