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<p>[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 1621719, member: 39129"]Hello everyone!</p><p>These two auctions on eBay were just brought to my attention from someone with a good eye. It was noted that both coins appear to have the exact same damage in the exact same spots, which seems more than improbable. It could be the same coin listed using two different accounts and two different sets of pictures, but I think more likely the (big feedback) sellers have (unknowingly?) acquired some Chinese fakes and are trying to sell them. I'm not very good at distinguishing Cast coins, but I would expect to see some degree of luster on these if they were actually Struck.</p><p>Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to yet another fake on fleabay, but these are pretty good looking and Pricey.</p><p>You can probably tell my opinion of them, but maybe they're real. I'd love some other opinions!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F380559444342%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D380559444342%2526_rdc%253D1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F380559444342%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D380559444342%2526_rdc%253D1" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/380559444342?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D380559444342%26_rdc%3D1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330859358041%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D330859358041%2526_rdc%253D1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330859358041%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D330859358041%2526_rdc%253D1" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/330859358041?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D330859358041%26_rdc%3D1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Travlntiques, post: 1621719, member: 39129"]Hello everyone! These two auctions on eBay were just brought to my attention from someone with a good eye. It was noted that both coins appear to have the exact same damage in the exact same spots, which seems more than improbable. It could be the same coin listed using two different accounts and two different sets of pictures, but I think more likely the (big feedback) sellers have (unknowingly?) acquired some Chinese fakes and are trying to sell them. I'm not very good at distinguishing Cast coins, but I would expect to see some degree of luster on these if they were actually Struck. Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to yet another fake on fleabay, but these are pretty good looking and Pricey. You can probably tell my opinion of them, but maybe they're real. I'd love some other opinions! [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F380559444342%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D380559444342%2526_rdc%253D1"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/380559444342?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D380559444342%26_rdc%3D1[/URL] [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330859358041%3Fru%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fsch%252Fi.html%253F_sacat%253D0%2526_from%253DR40%2526_nkw%253D330859358041%2526_rdc%253D1"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/330859358041?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D330859358041%26_rdc%3D1[/URL][/QUOTE]
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