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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1554254, member: 112&quot;]It can be many things, 1 thing, or nothing. But as a general rule even a novice could distinguish a replica from a genuine coin (assuming they do not have COPY on them) because they simply look vastly different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Replica dies are typically polished to a much higher degree than regular dies are. The designs on replicas are similar but they not the same. Sometimes there will even be intentional changes in the design such as additional words or different words, or wording. And replicas almost always look &quot;too good&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c23/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-Replica-p186.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c23/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-Replica-p186.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c23/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-Replica-p186.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c23/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-Replica-p186.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c23/1916-D-Mercury-Dime-Replica-p186.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c19/1909-S-VDB-Lincoln-Cent-Replica-p36.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c19/1909-S-VDB-Lincoln-Cent-Replica-p36.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c19/1909-S-VDB-Lincoln-Cent-Replica-p36.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c19/1909-S-VDB-Lincoln-Cent-Replica-p36.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c19/1909-S-VDB-Lincoln-Cent-Replica-p36.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c40/c41/2007-50-GOLD-BUFFALO-REPLICA-p314.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c40/c41/2007-50-GOLD-BUFFALO-REPLICA-p314.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.greatamericancoincompany.com/c54/c40/c41/2007-50-GOLD-BUFFALO-REPLICA-p314.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>With these replicas, is there really anybody here who would not know they are replicas ? Again assuming that COPY was not there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Counterfeit dies on the other hand are made in such a way as to fool a person into thinking a coin is genuine. With good counterfeit dies only an expert or a knowledgeable person can tell the coin is a fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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