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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 183889, member: 283&quot;]It seems that there are a few of us who either actively collect or at least possess some contemporary counterfeit coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t want to bore people by debating the rights and wrongs of collecting these, but simply show a few (or more than a few if there is an active interest) so that people can make themselves aware of the extent to which counterfeiting occurred over the centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>To start the ball rolling here&#039;s three of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a fake Louis XVI ecu. The silvering has obviously long since been lost, but in its day this attempt would have been VERY convincing.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/919224.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a george III 1817 half crown. Again, the silvering has gone, but the design detain is remarkably true&nbsp; to the coin it imitates. Another one which would have passed without much of a second glance&nbsp; in its day.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/919225.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The third is a fake Bank of England 3 shilling token. Again, silvering has long since gone.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/919226.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve plenty more examples from around the world, most of which i&#039;ve collected intentionally, but some of which (it pains me greatly to admit) VERY unintentionally!! To my mind while it certainly pays collectors to know their coins, it also pays them to keep alert to the fact that few coins (if any) have escaped the counterfeiters `arts&#039; and be on the lookout for them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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