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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 1307268, member: 15019&quot;]Please take a look at the following coin. It is being marketed completely honestly, and has already been denounced a counterfeit by PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FCHINA-1900-KIRIN-PROVINCE-DOLLAR-SILVER-COIN-COUNTERFEIT-Y-183A-YIN-YANG-%2F290635706302%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26hash%3Ditem43ab3cefbe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FCHINA-1900-KIRIN-PROVINCE-DOLLAR-SILVER-COIN-COUNTERFEIT-Y-183A-YIN-YANG-%2F290635706302%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26hash%3Ditem43ab3cefbe" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHINA-1900-KIRIN-PROVINCE-DOLLAR-SILVER-COIN-COUNTERFEIT-Y-183A-YIN-YANG-/290635706302?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item43ab3cefbe</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is supposed to be Y# 183a in the Krause book. But has one major counterfeiter&#039;s error in the design.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I feel this is a good example to learn from is because it&#039;s the type that would fool most collectors. If not for the one red flag, it&#039;s something I would likely have paid a couple thousand for based on pictures alone. The weight is a bit off, but many times the weights are not listed. The big clue is that the ying-yang halves have incuse dots instead of small circles.</p><p>The coin is struck, rather than cast as many of the more obvious counterfeits are. Also, it&#039;s struck on a silver planchet with convincing aging. The rim denticles and lettering is somewhat irregular, but this is also evident on most genuine pieces.</p><p>Counterfeiters can often replicate the details very well, but one thing to pay attention to is the wear pattern. On the coin in question the wear pattern doesn&#039;t make sense for normal circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I guess it&#039;s actually two red flags, not one. =)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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