Copies Of Old Coins Should'nt Look&Feel Genuine

[ukchris55]

I believe that modern "Reproductions" of "Old Hammered" Coins should, and must be made of a resin, and covered by some form of metallic alloy, making all, "Modern Legal Coin Reproductions" easily identifiable from the genuine articles, and thus protect the "Numismatic World", both now and in the years to come.. In flooding the "Old Hammered Coin" market with these overly realistic copy coins is, and will over the decades, and centuries to come cause a great number of heartbreaking, fraudulent, (both knowingly, and unknowingly perpetrated) miss-sales, and will in its effect create a total lack of trust, and integrity in the "Numismatic World".. It is our responsibility to protect the future of coin collecting.. The little (C) = Copy, or (R) = (Reproduction) that some reproducers incorporate in to their designs are so easily defaced within their "time worn" appearance.. Surely common sense must prevail in this obvious foreseeable problem.. Let us save the world of old coin collecting from this classic "Own Goal ! !".. New legislation on this matter MUST be made now.. Thank you...

[cee-dee]

The long and short of it is "A fool and his money are soon parted".

"Experts" will not be fooled, only those who "think they know" will catch a draught.

[ukchris55]

But should not ordinary collectors, the ones you call fools be protected from fraud when it can be so easily done?,,,

[cee-dee]

No. Another old saying is that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

It only like two versions of the same thing, one version is common, the other has high value.

Those who "don't know" usually buy the common version thinking they're getting the high value version.

Even if the items were marked in some way, those who "don't know" would still buy the things either believing they were getting a bargain or scoring over the seller.

[wskneil]

Why keep creating new threads about this? Only a small minority of eBay users even know that the forums exist. Of these a small minority will care about reproduction or fake coins. Coins have been faked since they started being made, Starting yet another thread on an eBay forum is not going to have the slightest effect on the people who are creating them. In fact if the "good" producers of reproductions did what you suggest, wouldn't this just make unwitting collectors even more likely to get scammed by the "nasty" producers who would keep using metal?

[5129frederick]

Terrible cliche.  If that's the case, how do they come together in the first place? 🙂

[ukchris55]

Past reproductions were cheap and nasty efforts these ones too good.. What I am suggesting is very reasonable, and very sensible.. You must be very bored to respond to things that you claim you have no interest in.. Why don't you stick to things that does interest you.. I don't respond to posts that are of no interest to me..

[ukchris55]

An improving step forward will always be beneficial, and my reasonable suggestions needs to be put into place.. Clever people would walk around an open "manhole" cover in the pavement, but unclever need, and should be protected from serious injury, and that dangerous manhole cover should be put in place, and not replaced by a cover made of paper.. Sorry if all this is a bit deep..

[rose2008-2008]

I have lots of old coins and dont know if their worth anything or not??, i really dont know what to do. I know some years are of more value than others?.

[wskneil]

Yet again you are confusing an eBay forum with a direct line to the governments of the world, to take time off from trying to sort out theire economies, and pass legislation to prevent people making copies of coins in anything but plastic.

[ukchris55]

Hello rose2008-2008.. If you put aside the coins that you are able to identify, ie, by date for example, then keep your eye on the Ebay coin listings, maybe download pictures or two for comparison, and with a bit of research you should be able to identify them.. Bye.. Chris

[ukchris55]

A forum is a perfect place for discussions of this nature, please stop being so pedantic

[rose2008-2008]

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@ukchris55 wrote:

Hello rose2008-2008.. If you put aside the coins that you are able to identify, ie, by date for example, then keep your eye on the Ebay coin listings, maybe download pictures or two for comparison, and with a bit of research you should be able to identify them.. Bye.. Chris

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Ohhhhh chris thank you very much, i will have a check up on them. Thanks hun. 

[afcr1972]

I saw a set of 1887 Jubilee head silver coins for sale a week or so back. They were offered in a nice velvet case with a COA. The COA was photographed in such a way as to be just unreadable, but I could make out the logo of a home shopping channel. I asked the seller if he was selling them as genuine or reproduction - I got no reply. Some one payed £3000 for them in the end - a bargin for the real thing but too much for repro.

[baybizz]

@ #9 rose: There is a busy specialist coin board over on the US forums, where you could no doubt get some advice: 

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum/Coins-Paper-Money/8

[5129frederick]

Oh no, not that old chestnut again, is it?  Who on earth keeps ressurecting it - it's old hat, man!

[baybizz]

>> A new 12-sided one pound coin based on the Threepenny bit is being unveiled - and is said to be the hardest in the world to fake...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1-coin-designed-beat-fakers-222745340.html