I bought a fake crown from I believe 1895 around 10-12 years ago when I started collecting coins. I only realised it was a fake coin about two years later after I found out about the silver pinging test and weighing it but hay ho you live and learn Great video by the way.
I bought a Roman coin cheaply from a woman sitting on a rug by the wayside in Petra, Jordan, when on vacation there. It was dark black in colour with a head of Vespasian on it and I thought these must be found easily enough by locals in the sandy surroundings. However, when I took it to show my boss after the trip he laughed and said it was fake. I wasn't so sure! I still have coin some 30 years later, but it has started to bend and buckle in a concave manner and also showing small cracks in the sides, so I guess he was right! Although we don't all have 30 years to wait to see if a coin is fake or not! Thank you for your interesting and helpful video. I also get confused by commemorative coins for sale that are not made by the Royal Mint but celebrate royal occasions. Are these 'real' coins?
That is a very interesting story and a method that would take a lot of patience 😂 Anything with a face value or denomination from the Royal Mint is a real coin
The very first coin I ever bought was at an Antique fair in our local library. It was a George II Half Penny dated 1757. And it was, as I found out later, in a manner of speaking a fake, as non were minted in 1757. It is I assume a forgery from 1757 or later (I have put pictures up on Numista) Note I also went to Petra but noticed the "coins." They had different "toning" but there were several of the exactly the same dimensions with the same "wear" and some on a closer look appeared to have been made in two halves and then joined together which I didn't think was very Roman .. so I declined the opportunity.
You could say it was a genuine fake produced to deal with a shortage of small change and not intended to deceive. The quality of supposed genuine coins could be somewhat variable. It does actually deserve a place in your collection.
The silver Britannias are bullion coins (meant for investment) but they do have a face value of £2 they sell for more than face value as the silver content is worth more than £2 probably around £18-£19 but when you buy one there will be an extra premium on top and of course VAT so on average your probably looking around £30 to £38 for one Britannia
@@Zacoss11 no problem yes sorry I didn’t really explain what bullion coins mean so bullion coins are coins made from precious metals the two most popular ones are gold and silver there are other metals like platinum and palladium but to be honest I don’t know much about them I imagine it works out about same the most popular coins in Britain are the gold Britannia silver Britannia and gold sovereign the idea of collecting bullion coins is focused more on obtaining as much gold or silver or both and to store your money within something physical most people hold onto their bullion coins for a long period of time and then sell it as the aim is as the gold or silver price rises the coins would be worth more than what they originally paid for them so it’s less to do with the enjoyment of collecting coins and appreciating the different designs but more on owning precious metals and hoping the end result will make you money although there probably are people like me who own them partly for collecting and partly for investing hope that helps and sorry for the very long reply🤣
I bought a fake crown from I believe 1895 around 10-12 years ago when I started collecting coins. I only realised it was a fake coin about two years later after I found out about the silver pinging test and weighing it but hay ho you live and learn Great video by the way.
Thank you
Yes sometimes you just have to learn the hard way, but it is good to have as an example
I bought a Roman coin cheaply from a woman sitting on a rug by the wayside in Petra, Jordan, when on vacation there. It was dark black in colour with a head of Vespasian on it and I thought these must be found easily enough by locals in the sandy surroundings.
However, when I took it to show my boss after the trip he laughed and said it was fake.
I wasn't so sure! I still have coin some 30 years later, but it has started to bend and buckle in a concave manner and also showing small cracks in the sides, so I guess he was right!
Although we don't all have 30 years to wait to see if a coin is fake or not! Thank you for your interesting and helpful video. I also get confused by commemorative coins for sale that are not made by the Royal Mint but celebrate royal occasions. Are these 'real' coins?
That is a very interesting story and a method that would take a lot of patience 😂
Anything with a face value or denomination from the Royal Mint is a real coin
The very first coin I ever bought was at an Antique fair in our local library. It was a George II Half Penny dated 1757. And it was, as I found out later, in a manner of speaking a fake, as non were minted in 1757. It is I assume a forgery from 1757 or later (I have put pictures up on Numista) Note I also went to Petra but noticed the "coins." They had different "toning" but there were several of the exactly the same dimensions with the same "wear" and some on a closer look appeared to have been made in two halves and then joined together which I didn't think was very Roman .. so I declined the opportunity.
Very interesting
Not all fakes are modern as you say
I had never heard of the paper tissue test, thats very useful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Interesting video. I've a few fakes from George III. They're Interesting because they were made in the 18th century when coinage was in short supply
Yes contemporary forgery is an interesting topic
You could say it was a genuine fake produced to deal with a shortage of small change and not intended to deceive. The quality of supposed genuine coins could be somewhat variable. It does actually deserve a place in your collection.
Great information yet again 👍
Thanks 👍
What kind of coin is the silver bitania
The silver Britannias are bullion coins (meant for investment) but they do have a face value of £2 they sell for more than face value as the silver content is worth more than £2 probably around £18-£19 but when you buy one there will be an extra premium on top and of course VAT so on average your probably looking around £30 to £38 for one Britannia
@@Kewcoins2022 thanks idk what a-bullion coin is
Nvm
@@Zacoss11 no problem yes sorry I didn’t really explain what bullion coins mean so bullion coins are coins made from precious metals the two most popular ones are gold and silver there are other metals like platinum and palladium but to be honest I don’t know much about them I imagine it works out about same the most popular coins in Britain are the gold Britannia silver Britannia and gold sovereign the idea of collecting bullion coins is focused more on obtaining as much gold or silver or both and to store your money within something physical most people hold onto their bullion coins for a long period of time and then sell it as the aim is as the gold or silver price rises the coins would be worth more than what they originally paid for them so it’s less to do with the enjoyment of collecting coins and appreciating the different designs but more on owning precious metals and hoping the end result will make you money although there probably are people like me who own them partly for collecting and partly for investing hope that helps and sorry for the very long reply🤣