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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2898580, member: 15019"]Speaking of Middle Eastern counterfeits, I find these very interesting. I can't quite call them collector forgeries, nor can I call them contemporary circulating counterfeits. They are somewhere in between. British commonwealth sovereigns were often the target, but I know some US quarter and half eagles were popular as well. From what I know they were made simply because they were in demand for purely monetary purposes in the region and were in short supply (a la Maria Theresia thaler). Often they were marked by the manufacturer. For example "MOM21" is something I've seen on pieces made for this purpose. </p><p>That said, these are generally copies of common bullion pieces rather than the pieces like you posted which would be far into the realm of collectible value beyond bullion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2898580, member: 15019"]Speaking of Middle Eastern counterfeits, I find these very interesting. I can't quite call them collector forgeries, nor can I call them contemporary circulating counterfeits. They are somewhere in between. British commonwealth sovereigns were often the target, but I know some US quarter and half eagles were popular as well. From what I know they were made simply because they were in demand for purely monetary purposes in the region and were in short supply (a la Maria Theresia thaler). Often they were marked by the manufacturer. For example "MOM21" is something I've seen on pieces made for this purpose. That said, these are generally copies of common bullion pieces rather than the pieces like you posted which would be far into the realm of collectible value beyond bullion.[/QUOTE]
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