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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2038095, member: 15019"]Here are two versions of a very commonly faked coin. Russian Spitzbergen 1946 issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>First one is European, does not have artificial aging/patina and is not as precise:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-USSR-Coin-15-kopeks-SPITZBERGEN-ARKTIKUGOL-1946-/111548219332?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8cabfc4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-USSR-Coin-15-kopeks-SPITZBERGEN-ARKTIKUGOL-1946-/111548219332?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8cabfc4" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-USSR-Coin-15-kopeks-SPITZBERGEN-ARKTIKUGOL-1946-/111548219332?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8cabfc4</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Chinese made one that is much more convincing:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-15-Kopeks-1946-/111543397033?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812aa9&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-15-Kopeks-1946-/111543397033?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812aa9&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-15-Kopeks-1946-/111543397033?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812aa9&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And another denomination of the same:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-10-Kopeks-1946-/111543397751?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812d77&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-10-Kopeks-1946-/111543397751?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812d77&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-10-Kopeks-1946-/111543397751?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812d77&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All denominations of these coins, as well as the 1930's Tanu Tuva series are very commonly counterfeited by both European and Chinese sources.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spitzbergen-Spitsbergen-Svalbard-1946-coin-token-set-Arktikugol-Norway-/281529508859?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item418c7763fb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spitzbergen-Spitsbergen-Svalbard-1946-coin-token-set-Arktikugol-Norway-/281529508859?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item418c7763fb" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spitzbergen-Spitsbergen-Svalbard-1946-coin-token-set-Arktikugol-Norway-/281529508859?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item418c7763fb</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2038095, member: 15019"]Here are two versions of a very commonly faked coin. Russian Spitzbergen 1946 issues. First one is European, does not have artificial aging/patina and is not as precise: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-USSR-Coin-15-kopeks-SPITZBERGEN-ARKTIKUGOL-1946-/111548219332?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8cabfc4[/url] This is a Chinese made one that is much more convincing: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-15-Kopeks-1946-/111543397033?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812aa9&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/url] And another denomination of the same: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Spitzbergen-Arktikugol-Token-10-Kopeks-1946-/111543397751?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item19f8812d77&nma=true&si=XMOWkBNNfdmsnGgI4C1EYVWxVr4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/url] All denominations of these coins, as well as the 1930's Tanu Tuva series are very commonly counterfeited by both European and Chinese sources. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spitzbergen-Spitsbergen-Svalbard-1946-coin-token-set-Arktikugol-Norway-/281529508859?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item418c7763fb[/url][/QUOTE]
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