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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2610091, member: 15019&quot;]Well, the Chinese fantasy pieces are either a new design or a previously existing design made in a different material. So they are pretty blatantly spot-able <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But if you want to compare with high end Chinese counterfeits <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/nanctreve/m.html?item=322356336920&amp;nma=true&amp;hash=item4b0def5918%3Ag%3A-q8AAOSw5cNYTUxG&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;si=96W99eqbNlJgeGTqstVBQIBnya8%253D&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2046732.m1684" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/nanctreve/m.html?item=322356336920&amp;nma=true&amp;hash=item4b0def5918%3Ag%3A-q8AAOSw5cNYTUxG&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;si=96W99eqbNlJgeGTqstVBQIBnya8%253D&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2046732.m1684" rel="nofollow">(like these)</a>, dc&#039;s pieces are an order of magnitude easier to spot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Really I think someone would have to be quite careless to mistake one of his pieces for a genuine coin. Of course it can happen. Probably has before and probably will again. Overall though, I think they present no more than a minimal risk to the hobby, one which is greatly outweighed by the interest and enthusiasm that such pieces seem to generate among those that collect them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The really ironic thing I get from all this is that non-existent dates and/or mint marks have been the most reliable thing to avoid getting duped <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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