India: FAKE Copper Punch mark coin

Started by mitresh, March 11, 2015, 11:34:58 AM

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March 11, 2015, 11:34:58 AM Last Edit: March 11, 2015, 06:08:39 PM by mitresh
The copper punch mark coin attached is currently on sale on eBay (seller ID: Virokamath).......appears an obvious fake so watch out guys!

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Figleaf

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March 11, 2015, 12:24:54 PM
Thank you, Mitresh. Useful post. What exactly should warn people in this fake?

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

mitresh

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March 11, 2015, 01:39:28 PM
The style and fabric of the coin + number of punches + the use of different symbols occurring at separate time periods over separate coin types together in one flan, are few give-away's for this coin not being genuine. Further, copper punch-mark coins were usually square than round in shape.
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Overlord

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March 12, 2015, 04:22:09 PM
The symbols seem characteristic of the New Delhi "hoard":

http://www.ancientcoins.ca/fakepunchmarks/fakes.htm

kats17

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March 12, 2015, 05:14:45 PM
Most of what he sells look like fake to me
Don't know how he makes them

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