Dimitry Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hey men, got this one for you to have fun with it. I think it is modern reproduction, but it looks a bit better than other fakes I've seen online. Can you point out what is wron with it? I cannot weigh it yet, have to get scales, but I know it does not sticks to magnet and sounds more "full" on the flick test than metal coin. I know the big thing that makes me think that it is fake is that reverse and observe do not line up. I took the pictures exactly the same way so you can see the misalighnment. Than you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitry Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Observe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazinta Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 It can be a very rare unaligned coin or a cheap. The biggest issue that I have is that it has almost no worn out parts, it reminds me of the old Chinese dollar copies. I'm not expert in Japanese coins though, it's what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Details on the "1 yen" side are way off - especially the right side of the wreath and the beading / denticles. Â Modern fake, and an easy call at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Fake. The denticles on the obverse are a dead giveaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitry Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks guys! I was about 99% sure it is, just because of the place I got it from. It is Korean pawn shop, where guy sells Ipads for $800 and Kennedy half dollar for $200. This ones were $5 each, but it looked like a silver coin. I bought it as a fake just to do coin trick etc. But thought I ask you guys just in case. Thank you again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1octav Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 The coin is a fake, I have an identical one, but I did not pay and I would not pay for a fake coin. I keep it for educational purposes. In Romania there is an abundance of fake coins, even romanian coins are mass-counterfited in China... It is unfortunate for people that fall for these "coins". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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