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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sushi, post: 766146, member: 22234&quot;]Had the shock of my life yesterday. The counterfeiters are well organized and networked internationally. I visited an ebay coin seller so I could buy coins in person and I saw a cupboard full of sacks of coins from Tibet, India etc. The British India George VI Quarter Anna pieces numbering hundreds in uncirculated condition, kutch 1 kori coins numbering thousands, Tibet 1 Tangka numbering a few hundred, Puddukottai Amman tiny coins and ancient Indo-greek coins. I was extremely concerned by the sheer volume but the strike was fantastic. What finally convinced me was the security edges on the 1/4 rupee &#039;silver&#039; George VI pieces and the uneven thickness in this coin for the same year of issue. Some of the coins had security edges while others had a standard edge with vertical serrations. This was an eye opener and I rushed back home to have a closer look at all my coins. The dealer has little to no knowledge of the coins. He was convinced that everything he sells are 100% authentic. There are Thais, Chinese, Nepalis and Indians involved in this lucrative business. Coins are manufactured in the latter 3 regions and Thailand is the distribution center. I picked up 4 coins (1 kutch &#039;silver&#039; kori, 2 pudukottai amman, 1 mysore lion coin) for $8 just so I could study them but the quality is extremely good. Very concerned about the future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the subject, here is another supposed &#039;antique&#039; &#039;rare&#039; &#039;scarce&#039; coin.&nbsp; It has a date of 1717 but if they had googled a bit about the famous personality depicted on this coin, they would have moved the date forward by 2 centuries.&nbsp; I am catching up fast on finding the scams but very concerned about the millions being lost by gullible shoppers on these sites.&nbsp; Ebay is as guilty as the counterfeiters.</p><p><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/06/!Bf3kzsg!mk~$(KGrHqIOKiQEryFkcOTzBLC+pJ3Trg~~_12.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!Bf3k1FwBmk~$(KGrHqMOKjsEry10Wjk+BLC+pOUQc!~~_12.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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