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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2973558, member: 44316&quot;]I will write only about the upper right coin, which is an &quot;obvious&quot; fake. First of all, it is supposed to be silver--high-quality silver. If you have a silver spoon in some drawer the coin will be better silver than that. Now, look at the spoon. Is the surface smooth, or will lots of tiny bumps?&nbsp; No bumps. Does the spoon have lots of tiny pits? No pits. Some genuine coins have corrosion which yield lots of pits, but until you know more I recommend you avoid pitted coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, back to the upper right coin. It is not good silver. That&#039;s conclusive it is a fake. It has lots of surface bumps (like a sand cast). That&#039;s conclusive it is a fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the surfaces of lots of genuine coins, especially of coins of the same era as the coin you are considering. (You could do this with the enlarged photos on vcoins.) If you are considering a coin with an unusual surface, don&#039;t buy it. There are many more coins out there to spend your money on. If you have any doubts, you should pass on a coin. There will be others of its type, but genuine, you can buy instead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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