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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8305705, member: 110226&quot;]The coin I&#039;m posting today is a fake, a contemporary fake, likely of Asian origins (Indonesia?), of a ducaton, Holland, 1776.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin came to me by way of Karl Stephens, who I highly recommend for world coins and medals.&nbsp; It weighs 33.20 grams, somewhat over the 32.779 grams standard for this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stylistically this coin is a very good imitation of the original design.&nbsp; The lions are &quot;chunky&quot; with smiling faces. The legends, though, are garbled, especially on the reverse, where there is are a retrograde D and C for good measure.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the surfaces, well, the signs of a fake are quite obvious, with patchy toning where the silver plating is thin, allowing the core metal to leach out, toning-wise.&nbsp; There are also the typical breaks in spots, notably on the rider and horse, where the metal core shows through.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a very interesting coin, a contemporary fake of an important trade coin for Indonesia (Java) and other parts of Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469909[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a view of the coin&#039;s edge:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1469918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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