Was sorting through an old stash of sixpences and found what I am sure is a fake 1924 sixpence. The obverse and reverse are WAY out of sink when compared to any other 6d, plus the details are odd scale compared to a real one. The details are well worn, but that looks to be deliberate rather than years . Anyone know about this coin ever being faked .. and why a 1924? Btw, the can of old coins came from a elderly collector who was putting pre-decimal away during the period of those coins being in circulation, so it's not a modern (current) fake.
Found these Fake 1922's and 1918's Sixpence.. If round 50's get touched i'm done. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1922-Australian-Sixpence/755301989.html http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1918-Australian-Sixpence-COPY/755301992.html
] You may be correct. I'd be suprised if anyone would really want to fake a 1924 6d .. catalogue states not much value in that date. A 1918 or 1922 like Antalon has linked, now those seem have some value.
"Upset coin" error is nothing new, that's the term... do a google. Looks about 35 degrees. Pre-decimals commonly have some slight variance between sides. It is highly unlikely to be a fake. Super worn... coin is not highly valuable in that condition. Story also says highly unlikely. Looks silver, strike looks right, wear looks right.
What does it weigh? Looks like it could be struck out of collar but it's very worn so hard to be sure.
I remember reading about a Chinese guy that was caught counterfeiting Australian silver coins, back in the 20's I'm sorry I cannot recall exactly where I read it, it may have been an old article on the Trove database, or I could be totally wrong. Anyway, I think you should have that sixpence checked out just in case. It does look odd.
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Ive broken my wide angle lens sorry. This sixpence has a sloppy star and an Orb on top of the Kings Crown that looks nothing like the original. Many fakes were produced from 1926-1932 so its not unusual to find an earlier example A good read on the internet is in regards to the Manders and Twible fakes
