I have a brown coin that's supposed to be made of Nickel plated steel.
Probably a stupid question but -Can anything turn steel brown while still keeping all details of the coin intact? Or would it most likely be counterfeit? The size, ridge spacing and details seem right.....
It's a 2009 Guyana $10 coin by the way.
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Brown coin that's supposed to be made of Nickel plated steel?
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Cita: redsmithstudiosphotos please, its probably just dirtyMaybe, but it doesn't look like any of the dirty coins I've got.
My uncle said it feels like copper but I'd like a second opinion.
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Cita: redsmithstudiosThis look like copper to me. I think it's either an error, or a trial strike; ether way, great coin.It's magnetic....I don't think anyone has a list of Guyana error coins.
Thanks though. 
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Cita: KunaCan You tell me, please, the year?
If it is magnetic, then it should be maid of steel or nickel. Probably it is copper plated steel or nickel.
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Kuna
2009. It's got a scratch on it now though.
My cousin took it and bit it.
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Cita: kpr007If it is from 2009 it couldn't be trial strike. Probably it is the new variety of the coin which isn't issued till now, but there is also a second option and that is an error.Cita: KunaCan You tell me, please, the year?
If it is magnetic, then it should be maid of steel or nickel. Probably it is copper plated steel or nickel.
Regards
Kuna
2009. It's got a scratch on it now though.
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Kuna
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Well my cousin bit it and it's got copper in it. So my guess is it's a contemporary counterfeit with a magnetic core because the original (and unchanged) make-up of the coin is nickel plated steel. Guyanese coins aren't exactly hard to counterfeit. The government mainly puts its efforts into the notes.
Just out of curiousity - Anyone here have keep contemporary counterfeits?
Thanks for all your contributions btw!!
Just out of curiousity - Anyone here have keep contemporary counterfeits?
Thanks for all your contributions btw!!
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Cita: kpr007Just out of curiousity - Anyone here have keep contemporary counterfeits?South Africa 1 Pond 1896 https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9791.html
Supposed to be gold, and in daylight this forgery does have a little gold-plating still showing.
I got these two in change recently - counterfeit UK £1 coins. Both are mis-aligned; on left is 2000 with dragon reverse but wrong edge lettering, on right is 2001 with Celtic cross reverse and correct edge lettering. I don't collect them, and had not seen any for a while.
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Cita: ZacUKSweet!!Cita: kpr007Just out of curiousity - Anyone here have keep contemporary counterfeits?South Africa 1 Pond 1896 https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9791.html
Supposed to be gold, and in daylight this forgery does have a little gold-plating still showing.
I got these two in change recently - counterfeit UK £1 coins. Both are mis-aligned; on left is 2000 with dragon reverse but wrong edge lettering, on right is 2001 with Celtic cross reverse and correct edge lettering. I don't collect them, and had not seen any for a while.
Unless you paid for them thinking they were real. Then owie. (I know technically you did kind of spend $$ for the £1 ones - so unless you have a lot then interesting find and let's hope it only happens once.) La zona horaria usada es UTC+2:00.
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