belg_jos Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I collect forgeries of Belgian and Dutch coins, but this one was offered in my coinclub last weekend, and I ended up buying it. It just looked so good while being fake. I know forgeries are a sad part of our hobby, but through time i grew into them. Comtemporary forgeries are always the coolest, but even the recent ones tend to look very nice. A lot of work went into them, to deceive the unexpecting user/collector. What do you guys think of this one? Regards, Jos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Jos I have to agree I too think that contempory forgeries are cool LOL and this one looks superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echizento Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Interesting coin, I have several real one on my omnicoin site. http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=echizento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonsLV Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Belg share your expierence! What marks on this coin shows it's forgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Belg share your expierence! What marks on this coin shows it's forgery? That's what I'm wondering too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg_jos Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Well, not only doesn't the coin sound like silver does, also the weight isn't right. It weighs only 22 grams, where it should be 25. The surfaces aren't smooth like silver, but slightly bumpy and even small dots are found. The differences in design are also very clear. You can see some in the following pictures. The fine lines are very crude and under the shell, there is even an extra vertical line there, where it shouldn't be at all. When you have a real one to compare with, the differences are very clear. If you are confronted with a doubtfull one, always check the weight first. That's always a good reference, not conclusive, but many forgeries were only in the region of the weight of the real ones. Contemporary forgeries were only made to fool the common man, so weight wasn't the main issue. The appearance was the most important part of the task at hand. Hope this is clear enough. If not, please say so Regards, Jos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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