gran Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 First of all hi to all - i am newbie in here but need a special opinion on this coin i am going to bid on. Found this coin on sale but the actual catalog prices stunned me.. can someone tell me if it look like a real one.. 10x in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 First of all hi to all - i am newbie in here but need a special opinion on this coin i am going to bid on. Found this coin on sale but the actual catalog prices stunned me.. can someone tell me if it look like a real one.. 10x in advance! In my opinion, this is a crude FAKE. Here's what a real one looks like: http://sixbid.com/nav.php?p=viewlot&sid=205&lot=1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Absolutely a cast counterfeit. Welcome to the forum, by the way. Isaiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Absolutely a cast counterfeit. I don't know if it is cast or not, but if it is cast, then, in my opinion, a crude counterfeit was used to make the mold for it. The dies do not match any original example known to me and the style is not faithful to genuine examples. The St. Petersburg issue of Ioann's grivennik is a pattern. It was considered a great rarity in the Grand Duke's time with only a few examples known and found only in the greatest of collections. The Moscow issue is the only one that a collector has any reasonable hope of obtaining. In my opinion, the chance that this piece is real is 0.000%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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