Fake Koala on eBay

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  1. SilverSurfer77

    SilverSurfer77 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    SilverSurfer77, Dec 2, 2012
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  2. Matthew 26:14

    Matthew 26:14 New Member

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    Listing roughly translates as:

    You are bidding on here

    a silver coin

    30 Dollars

    Elizabeth II

    Australian Koala



    Information to the coin:

    Quality: PP

    Front: see picture

    Back: see picture

    Size: about 15 mm

    Material: Silver

    Weight: 1 g

    A high, quality minted class.

    Get this classic, do not miss among the coins / bars.
     
    Matthew 26:14, Dec 2, 2012
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  3. Rad Dood

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    Very poor Replica of the real thing..Interesting that Fake Koalas are starting to appear..
     
    Rad Dood, Dec 2, 2012
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  4. mtforpar

    mtforpar Member

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    There are quite a few of those little gram copy coins around. Turtles also are made in the same way.
     
    mtforpar, Dec 2, 2012
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  5. SilverSale

    SilverSale Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Surprised they used that koala design - much better design years, ie 2009, 2010 etc.

    Back on topic... bad bad counterfeiters!!!
     
    SilverSale, Dec 2, 2012
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  6. willrocks

    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    1 gram with a $30 face value! Didn't think about that much did they. Probably copied the obverse from a 1kg.
     
    willrocks, Dec 3, 2012
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    argento Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    And here's somemore - ( ebay : item number 400352258891 )
    The family of 1g coins just keeps growing

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    argento, Dec 3, 2012
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  8. thatguy

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  9. iceblue

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    The seller also thinks that they are legit, Good quality restrike he tells me, I reminded him that copying Australian legal tender is fraud.
     
    iceblue, Dec 3, 2012
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  10. TreasureHunter

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    They look very ugly. But eBay is full of fake products. I don't buy such things from there...
     
    TreasureHunter, Dec 5, 2012
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  11. alexbecks

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    What terrible coins, their diameter is 15mm, about a shirt button size.
    I should use my new 60x microscope I bought to watch nano-technology coins to watch these too, LOL :D
    Alex.
     
    alexbecks, Dec 5, 2012
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  12. Australian coin

    Australian coin New Member

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    Wow, just wow
    Can't believe it
    Thanks for the heads up
     
    Australian coin, Dec 8, 2012
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