altyn Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have some doubts about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Russia-1-2-Rouble-Rubl...%3A1|240%3A1318 What do other members think about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have some doubts about this one:http://cgi.ebay.com/Russia-1-2-Rouble-Rubl...%3A1|240%3A1318 What do other members think about it? I am 99.99% sure that this is one of the Chinese fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW Julian Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I am 99.99% sure that this is one of the Chinese fakes. The 1749 Moscow rouble offered by this seller is one of the Chinese fakes. RWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I am 99.99% sure that this is one of the Chinese fakes. Correction: 100%! Here is the real thing (pictures are scanned from V.V. Kazakov: "Coins of Nicholas II"): Not only is the date badly done, but there is a certain detail on the obverse which ALL of these fakes have in common, regardless of date. Do you see it? Here is the fake coin (I have saved these images to my own web server): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW Julian Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Not only is the date badly done, but there is a certain detail on the obverse which ALL of these fakes have in common, regardless of date. Do you see it? The raised dot on the neck? RWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyn Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Thank you. What raised my suspicions were somewhat weird letters on the rim, as well as the perfect rim edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 The raised dot on the neck? RWJ Correct! I saved images from all of the replica auctions by that eBay seller, and each obverse image has the same dot (a wart?) on Nicholas' neck next to the beard. On the reverse, I have also noticed that the eagle looks a little too small ... the distance between the longest tail feather and the "E" in the denomination is larger than on the originals. Most of the coins show the "1" in the date too close to the legend, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyn Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 The distance between 9 and Г. is also too short. And the rim letters are incorrect as well. However, I must admit that "the wart"notwithstanding, the portrait itself is pretty well done. Again, many thanks for sharing your opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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