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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 28799, member: 112&quot;]Ganelon - </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin may exist in that you can hold it in your hand - but it is not a genuine coin - it is a fanatsy piece. This is what Krause says for the genuine coin KM #70 Emanuelle III 20 lire - &quot; Note: Similar 20 &amp; 100 lire pieces struck in gold, silver and silvered brass are modern fantasies.&quot; Even the link you provided says the same thing - they just say it in German - </p><p><br /></p><p>Italien </p><p>20 Lire 1928 zu KM70 </p><p>Pseudomünze: Kopf des Mussolini </p><p>Original: Kopf des Emanuels III </p><p>Metall: stumpfe, graue Legierung </p><p><br /></p><p>pseudomunze - translates in this case as fantasy piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now what that means is that somebody, usually a private individual or group, struck the coins on their own. In other words - the coin was never struck or authorized by the mint. So - rather than call them counterfeits, because they are different than the original coin, they call them fanatsy pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps explain it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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