I am no expert on russian coins but i laughed for 10 minutes when i saw these auctions. 100 per cent stuck --not cast --But still COUNTERFEITS--but apparently they are fooling some people. 1. link 2. link 3. Link 4. Link 5. Link 6. Link
Funny in that they are soooo fake, and at the same time sad that some people are going to get a nasty shock when they find out how much they have wasted on a fake coin . Novice collectors get their fingers burnt on purchases like these, and then quite often quit the hobby.
As the old saying goes buy the book before the coin.
No questioning the authenticity (or lack thereof). The real shame is the number of bidders that the autions have attracted. Half of them look like cheap Franklin Mint knock-offs. If those were real, the seller would have half of the major auction companies knocking on his door to sell them.
"...Opinions on authenticity - are various...The decision of its genuine is on your own responsibility (we are not the experts):thus its will be not the reason to send the coin back..."
Anyone who is dumb enough to bid will get exactly what he deserves IMO -Preussen
"Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
Actually he states, "A guarantee: 100 percent silver. Weight about 13 gram. Test approximately 84 % silver. A guarantee: 100 percent printed - not cast", so I guess "struck" is not really his guarantee.
Question 1: How do you print a coin, i.e. not print an image, but print the actual coin? Question 2: How can he guarantee 100 % silver, then turn right around and state that it "tests" 84 % silver? Question 3: Though he covered his bases with the "genuine" clause, could they return the coins when they find out they were indeed cast, or is his "guarantee" about as good as his English? Edited to add question 4, which is: How can opinions on authenticity be various, when the opinion is either yes-authentic or no-garbage, and if 99% of the opinions say they are crap, but they are all in his own sole opinion genuine, can he legitimately claim opinions are mixed?
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As the old saying goes buy the book before the coin.
"...Opinions on authenticity - are various...The decision of its genuine is on your own responsibility (we are not the experts):thus its will be not the reason to send the coin back..."
Anyone who is dumb enough to bid will get exactly what he deserves IMO -Preussen
Question 1: How do you print a coin, i.e. not print an image, but print the actual coin?
Question 2: How can he guarantee 100 % silver, then turn right around and state that it "tests" 84 % silver?
Question 3: Though he covered his bases with the "genuine" clause, could they return the coins when they find out they were indeed cast, or is his "guarantee" about as good as his English?
Edited to add question 4, which is: How can opinions on authenticity be various, when the opinion is either yes-authentic or no-garbage, and if 99% of the opinions say they are crap, but they are all in his own sole opinion genuine, can he legitimately claim opinions are mixed?
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Would customs agents be too likely to intercept counterfeits?