Author Topic: well worn or fake? (Read 634 times)

ohb1 · « **on:** December 29, 2011, 13:17 »

..came across this find recently...what thinks you??

BAZ · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2011, 14:35 »

Fake.
The detail at the base of the Queens head is vastly different, even allowing for the wear.
Baz

pepper · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2011, 16:39 »

Im gonna go with fake too.
looks dodgy as.

timbo80 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2011, 16:46 »

Looks a bit dodgy

I'm sure a vending machine wouldn't know the difference...might be a good place to offload it.

Tim

Count Pierre · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2011, 18:29 »

Yep. Dodgy.

Smurf · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2011, 21:45 »

not a bad try

Ghostbat · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2011, 09:56 »

Definatley a fake, wonder if the Mint in your state would like a look see?

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ohb1 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2011, 18:49 »

Quote from: Ghostbat on December 30, 2011, 09:56

Definatley a fake, wonder if the Mint in your state would like a look see??

..gave it to the bank johnny when I cashed in the months finds..It was spat out by the coin sorting machine.....said he could have it as a late Christmas present

..He seemed appreciative

ohb1

sprinter · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2012, 00:12 »

Quote from: BAZ on December 29, 2011, 14:35

Fake.
The detail at the base of the Queens head is vastly different, even allowing for the wear.
Baz

As of the 31st of March 2010 there were an estimated 1.474 billion £1 coins in circulation, of which 43 million (2.94%) are estimated to be counterfeit (see "Conterfeiting"). [2]

That is in the UK Looking at the coin in the Photo I would say it was just well worn ,modern coinage deteriorates very quickly under ground , copper content of the coin show is about 70% rest is nickel and a bit of zinc, , I would think there are plenty of counterfeit coins where your at..

mesha · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2012, 13:11 »

Looks like it's has been rolling around in the surf for a few years!!!!!

Zongo · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2012, 17:13 »

I agree with Mesha. Looks like its been surf worn to me.
for what its worth.

Gecko · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2012, 13:37 »

Surf or the back of a clothes dryer.
If we got a weight or even scratch the side of it and see what it is made of we could help better.
There are ALOT of fake $2 coins around so dont discount it.
But i think it is gone already by the sounds of it
Gecko

lxss5000 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2012, 21:11 »

I have a $20 that is a little odd the embossing is very weak and it is dished a little???

tasyankee · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2012, 16:06 »

Can't say;

Without a closer examination. Do know in metal shop we would heat up a quarter US. red hot then leave it around to see what idiot would try to pick it up. Also remember buffing the hell out of a silver quarter so that it took all detail off bet this is what happened to this coin if not a fake. Just knew we had too much time on our hands and would spend an hour messing about with something like that.

Tasyankee