ASAP: 1985 silver panda - fake?

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  1. worldbubble

    worldbubble Active Member

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    Guys, is it genuine?

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    worldbubble, Jul 30, 2013
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    The camera is white -- obvious innocence.
    I gave up counting the posts, but there are 2 pandas -- correct for this year.
     
    S. Ohno, Jul 31, 2013
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    will make better pictures later
     
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    It looks OK. If you are worried just check the weight and dimensions.
    Maybe ask a jeweller if he has access to an XRF (x-sen bunseki) machine. I did that recently here with a fake gold chain (marked as 18kt but was really 10kt)
     
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    so here's the coin
    additional thoughts on genuinity are highly appreciated
    here's a video
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    took pictures under different lighting

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    It appears to be genuinely genuine.

    Watch out for colorized fakes, they are very similar.

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    S. Ohno, Aug 1, 2013
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    Ohno,
    That's nice one ))
     
    worldbubble, Aug 1, 2013
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    coin looks fine to me. I say genuine!
     
    silverbulldog, Aug 9, 2013
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