Full Version: Craftsman work on 5 kopek 1778 ?
Hi all. this 46.4 grams coin with smooth edge - why making forgery of such a cheap coin ? any thoughts ?
QUOTE(chagall12 @ Apr 9 2008, 07:54 PM) 
Hi all. this 46.4 grams coin with smooth edge - why making forgery of such a cheap coin ? any thoughts ?
I have no idea, but that is one of the most unconvincing fakes I have seen.
QUOTE(chagall12 @ Apr 10 2008, 12:54 AM)
Hi all. this 46.4 grams coin with smooth edge - why making forgery of such a cheap coin ? any thoughts ?
He was going to change the crown above the monogram into the Avesta type (Swedish imitation, very expensive). Also he straightened the "7s" of the date the Avesta way. Sigi
Hello Sigi, long time seen. Hope you remember me. Yes of course ! Avesta 1778 had been rare indeed ! bad craftsman.
Ola
Ola
QUOTE(sigistenz @ Apr 12 2008, 04:21 PM)
He was going to change the crown above the monogram into the Avesta type (Swedish imitation, very expensive). Also he straightened the "7s" of the date the Avesta way. Sigi
There is one thing they cannot easily fake ... the Swedes misspelled the word "КОПҌЕКЪ" on the "genuine" counterfeits
by substituting the soft sign: "Ь" for the correct hard sign: "Ъ". Even on this coin, which has been artificially worn to make it difficult to tell any details, you can see that the word "КОПҌЕКЪ" is spelled correctly.
QUOTE(chagall12 @ Apr 15 2008, 12:09 AM)
Hello Sigi, long time seen. Hope you remember me. Yes of course ! Avesta 1778 had been rare indeed ! bad craftsman.
Ola
Ola
Ola, I sure remember you and the nice 5kop1803EMmule!
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