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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jhinton, post: 1635948, member: 24410&quot;][ATTACH]234528.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]234525.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The above coin is an obvious counterfeit that I received in a lot of US Philippine coins. While the obverse (Date Side) is obvious, the reverse was more than likely taken from a real coin. It weighs 19 grams and is made from pot metal. This example has about a 45 deg rotation as can be seen in the pictures. </p><p>You might think that this would be to obvious to fool anybody, but this was purchased by another dealer (with 40+ years as a full time dealer) and then given to me with a handful of other coins. Apparently it was purchased in a large collection and was just glanced over during the initial purchase. It also means that at least one other collector was also fooled by this example, hence why I am posting this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an example of a real 1903 Peso graded MS61.</p><p>[ATTACH]234534.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]234533.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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