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I can remember posting on these forums that a replica (a very bad one) sold for over GBP 100. On a more serious note replica coins being passed as genuine destroy people's confidence Ebay lists them even though it is against their rules which say replica/copy coins should be clearly marked as such. In the case of UK coins isn't it illegal to forge coins in your country.

No you're not paranoid. It's understandable to be worried, but coins have been faked for a very long time. What's different now, as you rightly allude to, is that the quality of the fakes makes them difficult to spot. There's some coins which have been faked for a long time, such as the 1905 shilling and halfcrown, some of which are tooled versions of other legit coins from different years. As far as I can tell there hasn't yet been a significant effect on values. As to how the future will pan out in this regard, I don't know, and if they're being honest, nor does anyone else. But let's not forget the scope of coins across the board, is huge, and the Chinese haven't a hope of tracking the lot, or even any more than a minority, and faking them. To do an effective job, they have to specialise, and the very fact that a fake Kew Gardens 50p has come to light, means they will be found out, however good they think they are, or seem.

Yep

Maybe need to ask seller's customers' - umpteen buyers (all different) but using identical feedback "could be next Kew gardens"???!!!

some strange people about

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kew-gardens-50p-coin-chinese-/142239549363?hash=item211e2347b3:g:JgEAAOSwA3dYaAEi

If you give your coins at the Midland fair then they'll be graded the following week in Paris, just remember that you need to be a member of PCGS in order to submit the coins

I can send you some receipts for the ones you got off me Jon although as you dont pay me the total will just be ........... F@CK ALL.