1817 HC on Ebay ?Fake

[Coinery 1,157]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it! The attachment is the best I can come up with (sorry, wouldn't allow me to upload a word document with image attached - Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file).

[TomGoodheart 403]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it!

Is it this one you had in mind Coinery?

George II half crown thread

Edited February 20, 2012 by TomGoodheart

[seuk 85]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it! The attachment is the best I can come up with (sorry, wouldn't allow me to upload a word document with image attached - Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file).

The picture could be better but it doesn't look fake to me. There's a lot of fake 1818 and (more rarely) 1819 on ebay from time to time. Strangely I've yet to see 1817 and 1820. That is; of the type known to me - There may be other kinds of fakes around!

[Peckris 579]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it! The attachment is the best I can come up with (sorry, wouldn't allow me to upload a word document with image attached - Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file).

The picture could be better but it doesn't look fake to me. There's a lot of fake 1818 and (more rarely) 1819 on ebay from time to time. Strangely I've yet to see 1817 and 1820. That is; of the type known to me - There may be other kinds of fakes around!

Nor to me. It may have been cleaned or dipped but it looks ok. Went for a good price!

[Coinery 1,157]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it!

Is it this one you had in mind Coinery?

George II half crown thread

Aye, thank-you! I copied off all the points and images of interest to my desktop, but never catalogued the exact source...lesson to be learned there!

[Coinery 1,157]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it! The attachment is the best I can come up with (sorry, wouldn't allow me to upload a word document with image attached - Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file).

The picture could be better but it doesn't look fake to me. There's a lot of fake 1818 and (more rarely) 1819 on ebay from time to time. Strangely I've yet to see 1817 and 1820. That is; of the type known to me - There may be other kinds of fakes around!

Thanks Seuk,

Despite the poor picture, I couldn't believe the coincidence of the two 'pointers' that had been noted on the reverse of the 1818 fake, as mentioned above, being just about visible, in just about the right place...wouldn't hang a man on account of my flimsy evidence however :-) .

Off the subject a bit, but do you have any convincing EdVII fakes/cont. forgeries in your collection? Is there anything to watch out for, that could fool? I've tried to buy a few of the better counterfeit EdVII coins on eBay, but can't get close...they seem to sell at a price that always surprises me!

[Coinery 1,157]

I've been looking at this coin, purely out of interest, and because of all the 'bewares' that go with this issue. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170780911605?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I looked back at some of the pictures I'd downloaded from this forum (I can't find the original location) but the reverse of the 1817 on ebay seems to match some of the pointers picked out on the 1818 reverse, namely the two marks over PE of pense.

Any thoughts? The 1818 forum pics had all the little red arrows on it, it that helps anyone locate it! The attachment is the best I can come up with (sorry, wouldn't allow me to upload a word document with image attached - Error You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file).

The picture could be better but it doesn't look fake to me. There's a lot of fake 1818 and (more rarely) 1819 on ebay from time to time. Strangely I've yet to see 1817 and 1820. That is; of the type known to me - There may be other kinds of fakes around!

Nor to me. It may have been cleaned or dipped but it looks ok. Went for a good price!

I have to confess...uncertainty kept me off a dabble on this coin! It stayed around the 60 mark for a long time!

[seuk 85]