"RW Julian" wrote in message
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The following Russian 1914 Gangut rouble on eBay is a fake:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...04192 44&rd=1
Bob, what's your take on the extent of counterfeit coins on eBay, especially
European crown-size coins? I have seen a few lately that make me wonder - a
high-grade Salzburg thaler, Albanian 5 frang ar, Italian 5 lire 1911 and
1914, etc. The ones I have seen look so good. IIRC the same fine folks who
brought us thousands of fake SVDBs in the 70s also faked many crowns of
Italy and related areas.
James