Saturday, April 18, 2009

Fake Alert! China Does It Again!









Here is a terrific article that just came to my attention by Susan Headly:

Inside a Chinese Coin Counterfeiting Ring

Photos of Counterfeit Coin Dies, Minting Machinery, and Fake Coins

The frightening thing is the photos indicate to me the quality has dramatically improved over the laughable fakes they were turning out 1 and 2 years ago which had a very pewter-like appearance that would only fool newbie collectors. Before they were selling them all raw but now they are even selling slabbed fakes with PCGS and NGC holders. Pretty scary stuff.

TTFN,

Jim McGarigle
Polymath Numismatics
ANA, ANS, ACCG

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***25 Widows Mites - Dealer Lot***
http://www.ancientpeddler.com/auction/item.php?id=73


Thursday, April 9, 2009

FA / FS: BUY OR BID - ANCIENT & WORLD COINS ON EBAY









Greetings,

I have not been posting much lately due to a sore shoulder (rotator cuff) but I have these ending over the weekend:

PMN - 1875 NORWAY 5 ORE - ***THE KEY DATE*** - VF+
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357029450

PMN - TYRE PHOENICIA SHEKEL FRACTION/OBOL BIBLICAL
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357029872

PMN - 1918 GEORGE V PENNY - BETTER GRADE - BUY OR BID
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357030270

PMN - NICELY CENTERED WIDOW'S MITE - HENDIN 469
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357030927

PMN - 1925 AUSTRIA SCHILLING AU - 99¢ BUY OR BID NO RSV
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357031268

PMN - ELAGABALUS - NIKOPOLIS MOESIA INFERIOR - GRAPES
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357031905

PMN - 1964-G FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ***KEY DATE***
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357032230

PMN - MANUEL I - BILLON TRACHY - BETTER EXAMPLE
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320357032260

PMN - PHILIP I - ADVENTVS AVG - SHARP - FROSTY - EF+
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320319363775

PMN - GETA AS CAESAR - AR DENARIUS - PONTIF COS II - EF
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320286633959

PMN - BU/UNC - 1936 - BRITAIN - 3 PENCE - GEORGE V
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320285441949

Thanks for looking!

Jim McGarigle
Polymath Numismatics
ANA, ANS, ACCG

My Ebay Store
http://stores.ebay.com/Polymath-Numismatics-and-Etcetera

My Myspace Page
http://www.myspace.com/numismatistguy

My eBay 'ME' Page
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/polymath_numismatics