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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3096389, member: 27832"]There are thousands of fake classic commemoratives on eBay at any given moment. The odds of getting a real one at a "bargain price" are negligible -- and I say that as a long-time eBay "bargain hunter" myself. Here's how to tell whether it's a fake, starting with the easiest tests: 1) Where did it ship from? If China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Russian Federation, etc., you lose. 2) Does it stick to a magnet? If so, you lose. 3) Does it weigh 12.5 grams? If it's much lighter or heavier, you lose. 4) Is it the right diameter and thickness? If not, you lose. 5) Does the design match example images from the Internet? If not, you probably lose -- but trying to decide whether it matches can be hard. All we have to go on so far in this thread is the last one. I don't see the most obvious signs of a fake -- bad lettering, design sinking into the field, outright design errors. Commemoratives from this period are tricky, because the real ones have a lettering style that looks crude by today's standards.[/QUOTE]