| A special machine does the stamping of coins | | | | original coins. |
| to make them genuine. People who counterfeit | | | | |
| coins are well trained and have the capacity | | | | 2. Coins of a specific country in the ancient |
| to manipulate their duplication - especially | | | | times are sometimes copied by another |
| those rare coins which have high value among | | | | country. A person may think that it is |
| collectors. The most common procedure used in | | | | forgery, but it is not because they had been |
| counterfeiting is that they pour a liquid | | | | legally approved in the country where they |
| metal into molds that will leave die marks | | | | originated. |
| with cracking on the counterfeit coin. | | | | |
| | | | 3. Forgery can be associated with the making |
| Those who are experts in determining | | | | of an illegal profit. It would be the main |
| counterfeit coins have observed that the | | | | objective of the counterfeiting syndicate. |
| changes seen in the coins have added, | | | | The government sometimes uses forgery for |
| removed, or even altered the coin's date | | | | political propaganda, as in the Second World |
| markings. If a person thinks that he is in | | | | War when Germans produced millions of |
| possession of a counterfeit collectible coin, | | | | American and British banknotes with the |
| he can compare it with another coin - one | | | | intention of profiting from them and |
| like the suspect coin - which is known be | | | | destabilizing their enemy's economic |
| genuine and have the same markings. | | | | situation. |
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| If the coin's value is more than 5 cents, | | | | 4. Another known type of counterfeit coins is |
| look for corrugations in the outer edges of | | | | replica coins. Replica simply means that the |
| the coin. These are very thin railings (also | | | | original coins are copied with the same |
| know as "reeding") on the edges of the coins. | | | | features and markings. The usual counterfeit |
| Genuine coins have very thin edges and the | | | | coins have differences that are noticeable |
| railings are even and distinct if one is very | | | | when examined by coin experts. Some coins |
| observant. Those coins that are counterfeit | | | | have the word "copy" intentionally put on the |
| can be distinguished if the edges are not | | | | sides of the coins and these replicas are |
| thin enough and the railing is uneven or | | | | used for educational purposes and museum |
| missing in some areas. | | | | displays. |
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| Should there be an instance when a person | | | | 5. A Lebanese connection is said to have a |
| perceives that he has received a counterfeit | | | | huge production of counterfeit coins. These |
| coin, he must not return the counterfeit coin | | | | coins were found to be used in an attempt to |
| to the person that handed him. He must try to | | | | fool many museums, collectors, business |
| delay the person - should he try to escape - | | | | leaders and other countries that are |
| or try to keep that person in sight and | | | | searching for their ancient lost coins before |
| follow him to his destination if possible. It | | | | the discovery of this syndicate. |
| is important to remember the person's clothes | | | | |
| and physical appearance and if the person has | | | | 6. The collector intended forgery and the |
| any companion during the exchange: if they | | | | circulated intended forgery are types of |
| have a vehicle, get the car's license plate | | | | forgeries where the coins are intended to be |
| number and immediately call the nearest | | | | tokens yet the face values are accepted, |
| police department or the United States Secret | | | | despite of their illegality and irrelevant |
| Service for help. | | | | intrusive values. |
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| There are many things that can be considered | | | | It is important to consult an expert to |
| to determine whether the coin is counterfeit | | | | determine if the coin is counterfeit or fake. |
| or not. There are terms that are used to | | | | An ordinary person can easily detect if the |
| describe a counterfeit coin's characteristics | | | | wrong metal was used for the counterfeiting. |
| and they are as follows: | | | | If the person is a collector of such items, |
| | | | he should be more aware of these coins. A |
| 1. A restrike of a coin can be considered to | | | | collector needs to be more concerned with the |
| be genuinely authenticated. These coins are | | | | collectible rare coins because this is where |
| actually dated earlier than those originally | | | | counterfeiters benefit frequently - their aim |
| issued by the country that released them but | | | | is to profit from the exclusive market for |
| have the same or exact features as the | | | | valuable coins. |