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Heads Up! Silver Plated Engelhard Prospectors...

sebrownsebrown Posts: 424 ✭
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Haven't seen these Engelhard Prospector rounds before, but they could fool the unsuspecting. The seller honestly lists them as "Silver Plated" but there is no indication of this on the item itself.

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome.

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,788 ✭✭✭✭✭
    reported, items not marked as plated - makes them counterfeit

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  • sebrownsebrown Posts: 424 ✭
    Checking his other items, the seller is only offering silver plated items that look real including 1-Oz Sunshine and Northwest Territorial Mint bars. Looking further at his completed auctions, there have been many, many plated Sunshine bars that sold.
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    Thats not right, those look like the real thing!!
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  • mariner67mariner67 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭
    It is apparent we have to be vigilant with all purchases and measure/weigh and carefully inspect basically everything now.
    It is even worse when you realize there are now fake TPG slabs out there with serial numbers that match real ones!
    This could really but a crimp on collecting.
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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some of these came into a local shop here in town a while back. I posted photo's of them here on the pm forum.
    It's important to note, Engelhard did not make proof rounds - If you come across any proofs they are definitely not silver.

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  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,095 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Preppers! Use these as your 'decoy' silver either for when you're confronted by a group that's better armed/better prepared than you


    Sweet!!!
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Some of these came into a local shop here in town a while back. I posted photo's of them here on the pm forum.
    It's important to note, Engelhard did not make proof rounds - If you come across any proofs they are definitely not silver. >>



    Exactly ... and these rounds have been around for a while.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    bastages!
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Guaranteed, some people will be fleeced.... too bad. Cheers, RickO
  • tneigtneig Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    One may think the original mints and producers of these items would be the first to balk and complain when these appear, esp on something like ebay.
    I'm assuming it gets to be a gray area, in laws regarding making such things.
    If a US coin, illegal to copy.
    If its silver with a duplicate image ok.
    If it 90% or a commemorative its ok.
    If it looks like it and less than xx%... (I don't know.)
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  • rawteam1rawteam1 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Some of these came into a local shop here in town a while back. I posted photo's of them here on the pm forum.
    It's important to note, Engelhard did not make proof rounds - If you come across any proofs they are definitely not silver. >>



    engelhard did make proof rounds , i have some & have posted pics, as do many others, they r rare...

    the ebay fakes r easily identified, these new ones have the thumb but no water ripples to left of gold pan, and the "half circle that encompasses the water...
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  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,358 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Some of these came into a local shop here in town a while back. I posted photo's of them here on the pm forum.
    It's important to note, Engelhard did not make proof rounds - If you come across any proofs they are definitely not silver. >>



    engelhard did make proof rounds , i have some & have posted pics, as do many others, they r rare...

    the ebay fakes r easily identified, these new ones have the thumb but no water ripples to left of gold pan, and the "half circle that encompasses the water... >>



    Quite right rawteam1.

    Genuine silver proof Prospectors are uncommon but do exist. I have one dated 1986 with the Eagle/Flag reverse. It is distinctly different from the one bogus 1984 example I keep to educate the unwary at coin shows. The Canadian Prospectors and 1986 Everest Prospectors are also proofs.
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  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    bastages!

    lol, is that a Johnny Dangerously reference? I still like watching that movie. The newspaper headlines comes flashing across the screen "This means fargin war" LMAO!

    I like the sellers preppers advice. One can never be too paranoid LOL What a joke.
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  • nibannynibanny Posts: 2,761 ✭


    << <i>One may think the original mints and producers of these items would be the first to balk and complain when these appear, esp on something like ebay.
    I'm assuming it gets to be a gray area, in laws regarding making such things.
    If a US coin, illegal to copy.
    If its silver with a duplicate image ok.
    If it 90% or a commemorative its ok.
    If it looks like it and less than xx%... (I don't know.) >>



    Besides the law in regards of making such thing, I think the issue here is on the copyright. I doubt that NWT, Sunshine, etc... forgot to register their logos.
    My company doesn't allow the use of our logo to anybody, not even the companies we sell our merchandise to.
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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Someone needs to put a stop to this !!! image
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i> they r rare...

    the ebay fakes r easily identified .. >>



    u r saving so many keystrokes! image

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,211 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>bastages!

    lol, is that a Johnny Dangerously reference? I still like watching that movie. The newspaper headlines comes flashing across the screen "This means fargin war" LMAO!

    I like the sellers preppers advice. One can never be too paranoid LOL What a joke. >>





    my favorite line is "its an .88 Magnum it shoots through schools " when he pulls out that 2 foot long revolver


    boy that joe piscopo was some kind of awful he would fit right in today's hollywood he should stage a comeback
  • GBurger717GBurger717 Posts: 575
    can you test them by just dropping them on the table and listen for the silver ring? Since they are only plated I dont think they will ring or am I wrong? I know when I am at antique shops and see silver rounds I drop them on the table there. It gets a look from the dealer but I explain what I am doing and they understand
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