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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Errors and Varieties => Topic started by: echidna on January 27, 2017, 11:49:09 PM

Title: Some contemporary counterfeits
Post by: echidna on January 27, 2017, 11:49:09 PM
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/1c55a18a-deb2-492d-916d-5e1aaa683cb1_zpslqzabn6f.jpg)

(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/1912shilling202_zpsszrrtyod.jpg)

(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/1924sixpence_a%202_zps9jqg0p0o.jpg)

(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/1924sixpence_a%201_zpskg5pagx2.jpg)


Something different.
Contemporary counterfeits cast in base metal.
Would have required some effort to produce  I guess.
Both are thinner than a normal coin.
Very unconvincing up close but obviously good enough to have seen circulation.

Would be intererested if anyone has info about them or pics of similar.
Title: RE: Some contemporary counterfeits
Post by: gabby on January 28, 2017, 06:53:57 AM
Someone has gone to the trouble and as you say Echidna some effort
Title: RE: Some contemporary counterfeits
Post by: gnome on January 28, 2017, 07:34:22 AM
Nice, recent pickups, echidna. Still chasing a shilling example, myself. :)
Title: RE: Some contemporary counterfeits
Post by: keldaw on January 28, 2017, 06:05:04 PM
this is my bad 2 bob
 made from some sort of steel


(http://i64.tinypic.com/zl4rw3.jpg)


(http://i63.tinypic.com/28btmic.jpg)

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2zxwjnq.jpg)

corners of each aust notes
Title: RE: Some contemporary counterfeits
Post by: gnome on January 28, 2017, 07:42:41 PM
Picked up this awhile back, just needed to be silver washed and ready for circulation.
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t13/compassnorth/Gnomes%20Tokens%20and%20Forgeries/DSCF2040_zpslljg01nd.jpg) (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/compassnorth/media/Gnomes%20Tokens%20and%20Forgeries/DSCF2040_zpslljg01nd.jpg.html)

(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t13/compassnorth/Gnomes%20Tokens%20and%20Forgeries/DSCF2041_zpsu6imcwgh.jpg) (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/compassnorth/media/Gnomes%20Tokens%20and%20Forgeries/DSCF2041_zpsu6imcwgh.jpg.html)