alexbq2 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Here are some new varieties: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574633083&toolid=10001&campid=5335826004&customid=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&icep_item=230594922826 http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574633083&toolid=10001&campid=5335826004&customid=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&icep_item=230594922851 http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574633083&toolid=10001&campid=5335826004&customid=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&icep_item=150571294212 http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574633083&toolid=10001&campid=5335826004&customid=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&icep_item=160553729499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I have no experience with wire money, but if those are fake that's a lot of people and $$$ that got tricked WOW.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I have no experience with wire money, but if those are fake that's a lot of people and $$$ that got tricked WOW.... I have confirmed that they are fake with people who specialize in wire coins. My suspicions were triggered by the odd looking Vasili Dmitrievich coin, and confirmed by the appearance of 2 identical Novgorod coins at the same time. I'm not sure the dealers themselves were aware that these coins are fake. I think it is interesting that both sellers are in Germany. I will guess we shall see more fakes like these possibly coming from various unsuspecting dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 They certainly looked unlike any wire money I have ever seen... but at least one was allegedly Tatar issued and I figured that could have made a difference. I'm no expert on this stuff. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 They certainly looked unlike any wire money I have ever seen... but at least one was allegedly Tatar issued and I figured that could have made a difference. I'm no expert on this stuff. Sad. Not really Tatar. All of the early (post Yoke) coins are imitating Tatar dirhems. I'm not sure why. Some coins have inscriptions that are legible and reference some Tatar khan. Others are illegible squiggles. Perhaps there were political reasons for this, or perhaps people were just use to real money looking that way, so the new coins had to imitate the dirhems to a certain degree to be accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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