RW Julian Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 In case anyone is thinking of bidding, the following two pieces are from the same counterfeit dies ... http://cgi.ebay.com/1839-Russia-Rouble-Bor...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Silver-Russian-1Rub-Bo...1QQcmdZViewItem It is interesting that one of the pieces has artificial wear to make it look authentic. RWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tane Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The first one looks bad, but I could be easily fooled by the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Tane, the key point is the hair with Alexander I's portrait. So far, most of the copies aren't quite close to the original's hair style. Most counterfeits have, well more like spagetti type whereas a genuine one would be really wavy. Here are two Borodin rubles that I have, one is a definate fake and the other is probably a genuine but it may be a counterfeit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldcoinguy Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The same counterfeit die? That is quite interesting. I had ANACS authenticate this one with problems (tooling and cleaned) just for comparison. I believe the tooling is around the ear, but I still struggle with the identification of tooled coins. I bought this back several years ago when my enthusiasm would often eclipse my critical eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Cleaned or not, if this is the real colour of the coin, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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