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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 65761, member: 669"]Sorry friend, but I agree with Bohica that your original posting led us to believe you were talking about a <u>coin</u> issued by the Indian government, not an unofficially created piece, which may have been created solely for jewelry purposes, or as counterfeit money.A "coin" is by definition "money" issued by, or by the authority of, a duly consituted government. Almost anything else made to look like a coin is a fake; whether it's <ul> <li>a counterfeit intended to fool the public and circulate as if it were a coin</li> <li>a fantasy piece made to resemble a coin for non-monetary purposes ("magic trick" pieces, game tokens, souvenirs, etc.) or</li> <li>a replica made to look exactly like a specific coin, to trick collectors</li> </ul><p>.</p><p>On the other hand, I don't consider advertising tokens, used <u>in lieu</u> of coins because of shortages (Conder Tokens, Civil War Tokens, Wooden Nickles, etc.) as fake coins, because they clearly state their purpose and don't pretend to be anything else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, real coins which have been distorted (usually enlongated) or otherwise damaged, as by drilling holes for use as jewelry, are damaged, but not fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 65761, member: 669"]Sorry friend, but I agree with Bohica that your original posting led us to believe you were talking about a [u]coin[/u] issued by the Indian government, not an unofficially created piece, which may have been created solely for jewelry purposes, or as counterfeit money.A "coin" is by definition "money" issued by, or by the authority of, a duly consituted government. Almost anything else made to look like a coin is a fake; whether it's[list]a counterfeit intended to fool the public and circulate as if it were a coin[*]a fantasy piece made to resemble a coin for non-monetary purposes ("magic trick" pieces, game tokens, souvenirs, etc.) or[*]a replica made to look exactly like a specific coin, to trick collectors[/list]. On the other hand, I don't consider advertising tokens, used [u]in lieu[/u] of coins because of shortages (Conder Tokens, Civil War Tokens, Wooden Nickles, etc.) as fake coins, because they clearly state their purpose and don't pretend to be anything else. Also, real coins which have been distorted (usually enlongated) or otherwise damaged, as by drilling holes for use as jewelry, are damaged, but not fake.[/QUOTE]
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