Fake Coin Bible: How to Protect Yourself Against Modern Counterfeits

Coin fakes are not a new phenomenon, but they become more and more common in online auctions, classifieds portals and now even coin exchanges and auctions are literally floodedwith counterfeit coins.

The imitations are made in Asia for a few dollars and end up in the hands of scammers, which will not be prosecuted in most cases.

And chipped collectors and investors are being left behind without any more confidence in a fascinating hobby - the long-term effects of coin counterfeiting are severe.

In meticulous and months-long work, german numismatic journalist Sebastian Wieschowski has collected a total of 111 coin forgeries for the "Fake Coin Bible". The fakes weremeasured, weighed and documented with elaborate details. On each double page of the 268-page book, the counterfeits are compared with original coins. When reading the book,collectors and investors quickly get an idea of how counterfeits are easily revealed and which patterns can be observed on most fakes.

The book contains a total of 111 examples of modern and historical coins. The focus is on historical world coins (especially the USA, the UK and Germany, but also Russia andChina) as well as modern bullion coins (for example Panda, Koala, Kookaburra). In addition, the book provides well-founded background information on the most common counterfeits,the fraudulent machinations around the counterfeiters and the most important tips about counterfeit gold bars.

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