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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 24540, member: 1101&quot;]I am sure that you have more experience with these than me, but based on my limited observations, the fakes are getting better.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some are lead or zinc that are plated with a brassy metal, and these stand out like a sore thumb, especially when the plating starts to wear off the high points.&nbsp; Even when the plating is all there, the color is far too dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there are the ones that are solid, and based on the one I just discovered, the metal and minting are getting better.&nbsp; The overall detail is slightly fuzzy on this one, but the color is good.&nbsp; If this coin had floated around circulation for a few years, I think the detail would be a non-issue as wear and tear covered up any deficiencies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you get them, you should hang onto them.&nbsp; There is a steady market on ebay for them.&nbsp; They usually go for a couple or a few pound each.&nbsp; My favorite ones are where the counterfeiters not only pair the wrong reverse design with the obverse date, but they also add an edge inscription that has nothing to do with either date/design.&nbsp; On my most recent fake, the edge lettering formation was the only tip-off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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