http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...uctioned-Numismatist/articleshow/12845117.cms AMALPUR: A "fake" gold coin of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh era has been put on display online by a US bidding company and it will go under the hammer in May, claims Jeevandeep Singh, a city numismatist. Jeevandeep said the matter has been brought to the notice of the firm and now the authenticity of the coin is being checked. "The bidding company has conveyed to me that it would cross-examine my facts from experts," said the numismatist. Jeevandeep said that if the firm finds his revelations to be true then they would remove the coin from the auction. "Gold coins of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh's era are very rare and there is a racket which is circulating fake coins around the world," he said. Jeevandeep stumbled upon the coin while surfing the Internet. He said that when he checked the pictures in the coin minutely, he discovered it to be bogus.
