Beautiful yet terribly frightening. Myddelton Token copy....updated for my images

coinsarefun · August 17, 2018 9:04AM

The dark brown is the real one (proof) and the lighter brown is the copy.
This is an unbelievably close copy. I don't have it yet as it is on its way to me.
I will weigh and measure it but I've not seen one this close.
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I hope the gif works out as I have never done one.
I swapped out the real one for a darlin brown proof and overplayed the copy(light brown)
I also did them separately, and you can see where the copy was laid over the real one.
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The token arrived a few days ago and looks very nice. It weighs 7.4 grams
dia is 31.34 mm Plain edge and looks like copper to me. Great surfaces so I will have to say struck copy.
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.Unfortunately my photography skills are not up to par lately but here is my best shot at the one I received.
Below each one is the real for comparison.
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In my humble opinion it is an very good copy and only after some time of examining would
I be able to realize its not real.

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Mine, copy obverse.
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PCGS token real obverse
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Mine, copy reverse
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JBK · August 17, 2018 9:06AM

Scary.

Paradisefound · August 17, 2018 9:34AM

I would be fooled 10 times to Sunday

Paradisefound · August 17, 2018 9:34AM

dup

Paradisefound · August 17, 2018 9:34AM

dup

Paradisefound · August 17, 2018 9:34AM

dup

Paradisefound · August 17, 2018 9:35AM

dup

JBK · August 17, 2018 9:45AM

I think you meant: dup, trip, quad, and ?

Swampboy · August 17, 2018 11:11AM

Your gif works great

I would've been fooled not having studied an original piece

asheland · August 17, 2018 11:56AM

Interesting!

Jimnight · August 17, 2018 12:30PM

HS

JBK · August 17, 2018 12:59PM

This is a stupid question, but how do you know it is fake?

The "fake" is so nice maybe people should just collect those.

Batman23 · August 17, 2018 1:32PM

Are they sure it's fake? other than denticle positions, they look the same except the Brown "fake" has so much more detail. Good job on the gif. I would like to see your final analysis on this one.

Timbuk3 · August 17, 2018 1:43PM

Wow, interesting !!!

Broadstruck · August 17, 2018 2:34PM

Cool gif but can you post the real and fake below separately also?

The fake is really good and look forward to seeing your photos.

crazyhounddog · August 17, 2018 2:36PM

Are there any others for sale

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coinsarefun · August 17, 2018 5:42PM

@broadstruck, I did a separate one of each but the copy image is not as sharp so we shall have to see if my image gets better when in hand.

@elemint thanks for providing that link as that image is much sharper to compare with.

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ricko · August 18, 2018 7:00AM

Amazing.... with close examination, one can detect minor differences in clothing, denticles....maybe other points I have overlooked.....Would certainly have fooled me if viewed alone. Great pictures Stef....Cheers, RickO

BigMoose · August 18, 2018 4:42PM

The edge treatment/denticles are the giveaway.

Aegis3 · August 18, 2018 8:30PM

I'd be careful about the denticles, as the real coin is slabbed and thus we're not getting the full view of its rim. The shield and on the other side the ground seem to show the most differences. The lettering also, tho for me that's tough to describe. It is a good copy, note it contains the die blemish just under the cap.

rainbowroosie · August 19, 2018 8:46AM

Noticeable bump on the spear (obv) as you get towards the tip...but yes, a dangerous copy.

ranshdow · August 19, 2018 2:43PM

The body parts on the fake are inelegant blobs relative to the smooth lines of the original. Especially on the kids.

Maybe if the sculpture looks like it was made from Play-Doh, consider a pass?

lkenefic · August 19, 2018 3:32PM

Yikes... that's a lot of money on the line!

drfish · August 19, 2018 7:15PM

Where’s the Omega?

coinsarefun · August 23, 2018 1:18PM

It arrived a few days ago so I have included my images and the one from Heritage for comparison.

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coinsarefun · August 23, 2018 4:22PM

@afford said:
I am confused, yours doesn't match the fake that you posted in the first post?

I does match, even the die crack on the obverse is there........just my images stink

Beautiful yet terribly frightening. Myddelton Token copy....updated for my images

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