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Genuine vs. Original. Can you tell the difference?
The following Russian 1914 Gangut rouble on eBay is a fake:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...04192 44&rd=1 The seller has been reported on previous occasions, but eBay, as usual, did nothing. This time I am posting photos of the obverse and reverse of a genuine Gangut rouble on alt.binaries.pictures.numismatic. I will be reporting this latest fake to ebay and those who can spot the differences are invited to do the same; in that way readers of rcc can see for themselves if ebay does anything about this crude fake. As this is not one of the better counterfeits, most readers should have little trouble in seeing several differences. One of these fakes, however, is reliably reported to have been sold to a Moscow collector for $3,000. The genuine original is a rare coin and one in proof condition just sold yesterday in a Moscow auction for $9,000. The seller of this fake also has two other Russian roubles for sale but these are common and appear to be genuine. He claims that the 1914 Gangut rouble comes from his wife's grandmother's estate, a nice touch but highly unlikely. He also notes that all sales are final and the coin cannot be returned. RW Julian |
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