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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2214690, member: 15019&quot;]Just picked up a few study pieces. These were purchased from Russia. All three are modern fakes. But there is a distinction to be made between those meant to deceive and those produced to be honestly sold as replicas.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, a pair of British halfpennies. These are relatively crude in the details, but still good enough to fool many novice and even some intermediate collectors. They are usually sold as genuine or thrown in with groups of other coins where they get a pass by association.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/7490BF7A-84D7-40D1-BAAB-75510E0650A9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/7C4D1F1E-ADA4-4497-8244-2E2D66CCA445.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/FE405113-F8B4-48A3-9455-5724ECDBD5D0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/FD02DA22-7311-4741-B042-805899EA6038.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Second, a 1797 &quot;cartwheel&quot; 2 pence. Compared to the first two, this coin has less crude transferred details, convincing patina and is the correct size, weight and material.</p><p>This coin, if the manufacturer intended, would be much more dangerous than the first two, as it would be more convincing and also a much more expensive coin. And yet, this coin was made specifically to be sold a an honest replica. It was made with a glaring difference that would both prevent people from getting fooled and discouraging anyone from selling it as genuine due to a high probability of getting caught.</p><p><br /></p><p>The date and legends are in relief, while genuine examples have it incuse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/F5273BC1-13D5-42E2-B09D-C54FC754FE24.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii314/Numismat/0AAE192C-6761-44C6-A08D-076687705B97.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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