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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 554510, member: 4381&quot;]<a href="http://reviews.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Pandas-Chinese-Silver-and-Gold_W0QQugidZ10000000000935653" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reviews.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Pandas-Chinese-Silver-and-Gold_W0QQugidZ10000000000935653" rel="nofollow">http://reviews.ebay.com/Counterfeit-Pandas-Chinese-Silver-and-Gold_W0QQugidZ10000000000935653</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Counterfeit Pandas, Chinese Silver (and Gold)</b></b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by: <a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/bullioncoins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://myworld.ebay.com/bullioncoins/" rel="nofollow">bullioncoins</a><img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />( <a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&amp;userid=bullioncoins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&amp;userid=bullioncoins" rel="nofollow">144</a><img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/icon/iconTealStar_25x25.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />) <img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/bullioncoins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/bullioncoins" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/revGuides/imgAvaBadge.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/revGuides/imgAvaBadge1000.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a><b>778</b> out of <b>792</b> people found this guide helpful.</p><p>&nbsp;Guide viewed: <b>31343</b> times Tags: <a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/silver-panda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/silver-panda" rel="nofollow">silver panda</a> | <a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/gold-panda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/gold-panda" rel="nofollow">gold panda</a> | <a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/panda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/panda" rel="nofollow">panda</a> | <a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/counterfeit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/counterfeit" rel="nofollow">counterfeit</a> | <a href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/fake" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search.reviews.ebay.com/fake" rel="nofollow">fake</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Bullion coin collectors enjoy Chinese panda coins more than almost any other bullion coin series.&nbsp; However, in the past year, counterfeit panda coins (especially silver ones) have flooded the market.&nbsp; This guide will help you avoid counterfeit pandas.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>First, when you are looking at an auction for a panda, <b>make sure that the picture shows the denomination</b> (a number, such as 10 or 50, followed by the Yuan symbol -- <img src="http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/s/07/26/4d/2a_2.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ).&nbsp; It is believed that all counterfeit pandas are made in China, and presumably the counterfeiters get in less trouble if they leave off the denomination.&nbsp; As a result, the majority of counterfeit pandas do not have the denomination on them.&nbsp; Note that there are a few legitimate pandas that do not include the Yuan marking (such as the 1982 gold ones, and the 1992 Sino-Japanese one).</li> <li>Then, check the seller&#039;s location.&nbsp; Currently, <b>most fake pandas are sold by sellers in China</b>.&nbsp; There are lots of good sellers in China, and there will likely be some people re-selling counterfeits from other countries, but you need to be especially careful with auctions from China.</li> <li>Check to see if there is a very low price, but a&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>very high shipping charge</b>.&nbsp; Many (but not all!) of the counterfeit pandas are sold by sellers in China, that have shipping charges that account for 90% or more of the total price.</li> </ul><p>............... fair use snippet[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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