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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2532815, member: 24314&quot;]NOTE: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <b><i>Insider is not qualified to call this type of coin counterfeit!</i></b></p><p>All I pointed out were obvious characteristics of the piece that anyone can see. There are a few more anomalies I did not mention.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main reason I would <span style="color: #006633">PERSONALLY</span> PASS on the piece <span style="color: #b30000">no matter who said it was authentic</span> is this: The modern copper fakes are bright copper.&nbsp; The deceptive ones they try to pass by professionals, are &quot;weathered&quot; or corroded.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, IMHO a coin of this age HAS NO CHANCE of having fresh copper showing in the deep recesses AND the &quot;fresh-looking&quot; brown color rubbed off the high spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only good reason not to fake these is they are relatively cheap. Unfortunately, that has not been the case anymore as common European collector coins have been targeted for the last few years.&nbsp; A quick look on the Internet will confirm this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, as you seem to collect these, my bet is you know more about the series and what they look like than either me or the guys at NGC. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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