1952 Czechoslovakia 5 Korun--Genuine or Counterfeit?

airplanenut

I was emailed by someone saying he believes this coin is a counterfeit. I've been doing a bit of research to try and find some diagnostics to look for, but all I've really found is that apparently the known counterfeits are weakly struck, which isn't so helpful on a coin like this which doesn't have much relief (though I do note the shield's lines are a bit soft). Looking at this PCGS example it appears as though the last S in CESKOSLOVENSKA is a bit weaker than the other letters, as is seen on the example I have, as well.

Any information that can be provided would be greatly appreciated. If I can answer any questions about the coin, please let me know. The little curved line at 8:00 on the reverse appears to be a drop of clear glue or something similar; it's not a cool die crack.




Thanks,

Jeremy

josemartins

I think counterfeits of this type are a bit more obvious, example:

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The copies mentioned in KM should be similar to the one in the link below:

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Jose

LanceNewmanOCC

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here is a pcgs graded one.

along with max image.

i often forget to use it but it has yielded good things in the past for me.
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LochNESS

Sometimes a way to identify counterfeits is to compare to other known counterfeits, for similar marks (if they came from the same maker they may have marks or flaws in the same locations while no two genuine coins will be identical in that regard).

I would share a photo of mine but the condition is so much worse I doubt it would be helpful.

airplanenut

Thanks! Both very helpful replies.