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Genuine, or fake ? (10 Lirot 1967)

RedfoxRedfox Posts: 33 ✭✭
edited August 13, 2019 6:23PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Hi,

Recently I've bought a 10 Israeli Lirot form 1967.
At first it appears to be real, but there are tiny bubbles scattered around the face of the coin.
I looked up the PCGS photos, but I can't tell for sure, whether it is genuine, or not. Also weight deviates
slightly ( 25,91 grams, vs 26 grams stated by NGC).

So, I would like to ask for your opinion.

Thanks,

Redfox

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    SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,481 ✭✭✭✭✭

    To me it has the look of a cast fake.

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    WorldCoinsDmitryWorldCoinsDmitry Posts: 367 ✭✭✭

    Highly doubt that it's fake. The tiny bubbles appear to be only on the raised portion of the design and not the fields, so it was struck from dies that were a bit rusty. They can polish out the die face, but can't really get into the recessed areas.

    Highly enthusiastic about world coins, contemporary circulating counterfeits and unusual stuff <3

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The packaging those came in were brutal on the coins.

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