according to one oof the largest news papers in the Netherlands, there are some people trying to sell fake 2 euro coins, for "half price".

They're offering quantities of 100,000 at a time. They're german coins, with the german eagle on it.

They look very real, but vending machines will spit them out again, as the composition and the weight are wrong.

here's a picture of a real one and a fake one:



the one to the left is real.

Note the upper part of the "2" and the "o" in euro, compared to the outer ring of the coin....

I want one...

I hope I'll never get one without knowing........

Right...
What's the official weight of 2 Euro coins? I have 5 pieces, and one Austrian is 8,47 grams. All others are 8,34 grams

8.5 g


http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l25028.htm

Thanx!

Allthough not fake I just read on ebay germany that german cities
partnered with japanese cities are issueing commem euro coins limited
to 500 sets and all but one series marketed in japan only
The going price is like 100 to 150 euro for a set of 3.88 euro

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8317063723

...me too.

Wow... 150 Euros for the 3.88 Japanese-German packed set... that's too expensive... for just uncirculated coins in some unique offical cases...

I wouldn't mind getting a counterfeit 2 Euro coin... there is one counterfeit coin that I am looking for, which is Japan's 500yen coin, which appearently became a nationwide scandal.

I think this is the first time I've heard of a fake bimetallic!

That's because you don't read the news section ...

http://coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=...findpost&p=7509

Christian

Me too! I must keep my eyes open.