Is this real?I have a crown I just found out was fake,I do not want to make the same mistake again

mojoman

I think he is a forum member?not sure but wanted to make sure it was real Thanks in advance ,MoJo



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tbirde56

Looks OK to me.

Rickc300

Without looking at the coin under a loop or scope it looks OK to me as well. If you are able to examine the coin, look for the flow lines from a high pressure strike. This is something that is hard to explain but look at any circulating coin from the US mint under a 10X loop or scope and you will see small lines or streaks coming off any raised lettering or reliefs. Almost all counterfeits or altered date/mint coins are unable to duplicate this flow of metal under pressure. This is the easiest way of detecting bogus/altered coins in my book without sending the coin to a grading service. Once you see a fake or altered coin and compare it to a real one, the differences are startling and you will never have a doubt again.

I know what I want to say but in reading this I don't think I said it very well. MAGNIFY as much as possible and if it doesn't look right it, it probably isn't.

Regards,

lordmarcovan

The name doesn't ring a bell, if he's a forum member.

The coin looks okay to me, though.

TwoKopeiki

I've bought from this seller before without any issues. If he's a forum member - it's news to me

dcamp78

Yeah, GlennC is a forum member, but I forget his forum name.
I've bought stuff from him before and was satisfied.

Big Dave

TwoKopeiki

I was very pleased with the 1816 Durango piece I bought from him in June.

TwoKopeiki

The only thread I was able to find on glenc was this one

Hussulo

From the images it looks good to me. You didn’t say whether or not it was a florin or double florin? Looking at the pictures and the relation of the letters to the bust and the closeness of the numerals to the shield I would say it is a Florin.

Florin specs:
1887-1892 "Jubilee head" Silver, 11.3 grams, 29.5mm Diameter.

http://www.coinsgb.com/Victoria/95-Florin.html

Hus

mojoman

Thank you everyone I have bought from him in the past just found a invoce. I have a crown that was posted here before that was said to be a china copy lol. Nice looking coin but a fake. I just was not sure on this one , again thanks for everyones help.
here is my fake one
what was is again that I need to look for? I am trying to find a real one to replace this one
Thanks,MoJo

Aethelred

I have been working on buying counterfeit coins and now have over 100. My goal is to take hi-res photos of them and build a counterfeit detection webpage that covers ancient to modern world coins.

dcamp78

<< <i>I have been working on buying counterfeit coins and now have over 100. My goal is to take hi-res photos of them and build a counterfeit detection webpage that covers ancient to modern world coins. >>



Excellent idea, Michael. I look forward to it!

Big Dave

mojoman

I agree ,that is a great idea,I will buy a copy of your book when it is published
I have some counterfit U.S coins but this is the only world coin I have,I had a U.S service man in Iraq tell me the place is floded with them, he see's more on the streets than on ebay. I told him to get a collection lot of them and would pay him he is working on it. as soon as I get them I WILL share some photos with the forum. take care,MoJo