Fakes

Spain 2 pesetas 1882 , reedede edge , very used , 7 grams , white metal

Spain 1 peseta 1882 , reeded edge , 3.7 grams

Spain 2 pesetas 1870 , reeded edge , 7.2 grams

France 2 francs 1905 , reeded edge , 8.5 grams

France 2 francs 1898 , reeded edge , 7.8 grams

France 1 franc 1909 , reeded edge , 3.8 grams

France 50 centimes 1898 , reeded edge , 1.9 grams

Romania 100 lei 1932 , reeded edge , 11.7 grams

Romania 10 lei 1930 , reeded edge , 5.2 grams

Romania 20 lei 1930 , reeded edge , 6.9 grams

France 2 francs 1866-1870 , redded edge , 7.1 grams, very used

8 Reales - Fernando VI
Weight: 23g, Diameter: 38mm, Metal: feromagnetic
Lettering counterfeit: FERDND VI D G HISPAN ET IND REX
Lettering original: FERDND·VI·D·G·HISPAN·ET IND·REX


10 Gulden - Juliana Anniversary of Reign
Weight: 27,84g, Diameter: 40,01mm, Thickness 3,1mm, Metal: no magnetic (silver plated)
Lettering counterfeit: R into Circle
Edge: not inscripted



ROMANIA 5 Lei 1880 Fake vs. original
Fake at the left, the darkiest, it have the diameter 37,5mm, thickness 2,56mm, alignment up-up, less weight as nominal(23,03 gramm), Gravity 8,4=23,03g/2,71g.
Original at right, the brighter, it have the right diameter 37mm, thickness 2,4mm, alignment up-down, and is 24,32g heavy ( weight nominal =25g), Gravity 10,26=24,32g/2,37g).
Both are non magnetic and have milled edge.
Both have Obverse Lettering: CAROL I DOMNUL ROMANIEI KULLRICH
Both have Reverse Lettering: ROMANIA 5 L NIHIL SINE DEO B 1880


MEXICO 1 Peso 1891 Fake
Diameter 37,1mm (nominal 37mm), thickness 3mm, alignment up-down, weight 24,88g(nominal 25g), non magnetic, lettering is the same as original with reeded edge.
All data seems to be ok, i have no informations for nominal thickness, but the Gravity is 8,9=24,88g/2,78g.



1 Thaler - Maria Theresia - good China Fake
Original vs Fake
Magnetic: no/no, the fake cannot be move with Dymo-Magnet.
Diameter: 40,3/40,41
Thickness: 0,261/0,25
All front & back Lettering are the same, edge is not the same.
Edge have total wrong Lettering: original=IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA/fake=IUSTITIA, no ET and CLEMENTIA headfirst.


5 Pesetas - Alfonso XIII 2nd portrait Fake 1893
Edge: 3 groups of 9 fleurs de lys in relief
Magnetic: no/no, the fake cannot be move with Dymo-Magnet.
Diameter: 37,5mm instead 37mm
Thickness: 3mm instead 2mm
Weight: 23,71g instead 25g