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SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Fake?



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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,998 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Weight?

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don’t know the weight.

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  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My vote is fake.

  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 492 ✭✭✭✭

    We are told the weight is 28.2g... though I don't think it's needed:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/175254315667

  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 25, 2022 3:06PM

    Wow! I totally missed the weight in the description. Clearly a little on the light side. I assumed it was a fake. I have a hard time telling with something like this. Looks very well made to me. Honestly circulated, if a bit mushy.

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn’t buy it, but someone did.

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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SimonW said:
    Wow! I totally missed the weight in the description. Clearly a little on the light side. I assumed it was a fake. I have a hard time telling with something like this. Looks very well made to me. Honestly circulated, if a bit mushy.

    Don't you mean a little heavy? They are just north of 27 grams if I recall.

  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 492 ✭✭✭✭

    They have been peddled by sellers of Asian fakes in the past. A few other specimens:

  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 26, 2022 9:10PM

    @amwldcoin said:

    @SimonW said:
    Wow! I totally missed the weight in the description. Clearly a little on the light side. I assumed it was a fake. I have a hard time telling with something like this. Looks very well made to me. Honestly circulated, if a bit mushy.

    Don't you mean a little heavy? They are just north of 27 grams if I recall.

    Yes, sorry, I misspoke. I was thinking it said 26 for some reason. 27ish is correct.

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,829 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, does that ever have the appearance of a fine cast "coin"....

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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