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<p>[QUOTE="steven21020, post: 1109041, member: 28254"]I agree with the other posters but forgot to mention it in my reply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just do a search for Panda fakes, ASE fakes etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I too only have one Panda. The others are all ASE's, Kooks, Koalas, Maples, old crowns etc. Still haven't got a Britannia. </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently the fakes are very difficult to spot. I'm lucky in that I work in a place with high precision balances so I'm able to weigh the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I may be wrong (correct me if I am) but I think it's almost impossible to fake the characteristic ring you hear when you balance a silver coin on the tip of your finger and tap it with something metallic... e.g. another coin. The sound is very much like a tuning fork, whereas a fake coin will just give a dull 'clunk' sound.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are plenty of articles and Youtube videos about this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck,</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="steven21020, post: 1109041, member: 28254"]I agree with the other posters but forgot to mention it in my reply. Just do a search for Panda fakes, ASE fakes etc. I too only have one Panda. The others are all ASE's, Kooks, Koalas, Maples, old crowns etc. Still haven't got a Britannia. Apparently the fakes are very difficult to spot. I'm lucky in that I work in a place with high precision balances so I'm able to weigh the coins. I may be wrong (correct me if I am) but I think it's almost impossible to fake the characteristic ring you hear when you balance a silver coin on the tip of your finger and tap it with something metallic... e.g. another coin. The sound is very much like a tuning fork, whereas a fake coin will just give a dull 'clunk' sound. There are plenty of articles and Youtube videos about this. Good luck, Steve[/QUOTE]
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