Rain386 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Today i got my 5 Lire 1835. It looks very nice, a bit toned. I bought it from an auction and there was for sale a lots of great coins from same seller: Italy: Corsica 5 lire xf+, 20 lire 1928 UNC, 5 lire 1879 UNC etc. and my 5 lire: http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/Rai...5lire1835av.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/Rai...5lire1835re.jpg All was nice untill i weighted it, 22,8 g. Krause shows 25 g. Is krause missing something or this coin is just a fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I don't like the look of the dentacles or the shallow relief of the engraving, especially around the base of the shield. I'm not saying it's fake, but I certainly would suspect there is something shady about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturzny Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Fake, probably of Chinese origin. The engraver's name on the truncation is done wrong, spacing between letters in legends irregular, overall quality of engraving rather poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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