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<p>[QUOTE="monetarium, post: 2140259, member: 10941"]Last year I was about to buy this rather not so good copy of a 1912 5 Gulden coin from the Netherlands (thinking that it was real of course), when after a closer examination, I noticed that the details (especially in the back), were rather suspicious. When I mentioned to the dealer (a local, honest guy that has sold me coins for many years), he agreed with me that there was something not right and decided to test it. Needless to say, a little scraping was enough to confirm it. The interesting part is that the weight was correct and although in the pictures is quite obvious, to the naked eye, if you are unaware, it can look "normal." He apologized, told me that he had purchased it from another dealer (this one obviously not so honest), and allowed me to keep it as a curiosity. So, even from people you trust, it is better to examine what you are buying and in case you have an eye on a coin of this kind, beware, there are fakes out there![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="monetarium, post: 2140259, member: 10941"]Last year I was about to buy this rather not so good copy of a 1912 5 Gulden coin from the Netherlands (thinking that it was real of course), when after a closer examination, I noticed that the details (especially in the back), were rather suspicious. When I mentioned to the dealer (a local, honest guy that has sold me coins for many years), he agreed with me that there was something not right and decided to test it. Needless to say, a little scraping was enough to confirm it. The interesting part is that the weight was correct and although in the pictures is quite obvious, to the naked eye, if you are unaware, it can look "normal." He apologized, told me that he had purchased it from another dealer (this one obviously not so honest), and allowed me to keep it as a curiosity. So, even from people you trust, it is better to examine what you are buying and in case you have an eye on a coin of this kind, beware, there are fakes out there![/QUOTE]
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