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Italy 2 euro 2003 - error?
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:30 pm
by melitikus
I found this Italian 2 Euro Coin, the inner part is very silvery it’s almost the same colour as the outer ring. Do you think it’s a fake, an error or became like this by wear and tear? - Links to the image below!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/256 ... 1213017776
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/256 ... f1.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/256 ... 36.jpg?v=0
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:05 pm
by suntzu
I do believe that someone cleaned it with vinegar or lemmon ...
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:48 pm
by anto989
no,it's surely a fake
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:52 pm
by melitikus
suntzu wrote:I do believe that someone cleaned it with vinegar or lemmon ...
i dont think metal colour goes by cleaning, unless it is plated
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:34 pm
by bhoeyb

It's a fake coin.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:18 pm
by Jes
Yes. That's wright. There are two posibilities: Cleaned or fake.
Please, look at the edge of the coin and tell us if you see something "strange" or unusual there...

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:18 am
by melitikus
Jes wrote:Yes. That's wright. There are two posibilities: Cleaned or fake.
Please, look at the edge of the coin and tell us if you see something "strange" or unusual there...

the edge looks fine
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:44 am
by debemaks
I've a fake 2€ from Germany, both the metals are weak, and looks blured, the edge give me the idea of absolute fake, neither vertical lines nor engraving at all but a lots of wear! I keep it as a trophy! IMHO it doesn't seems to me too fake...

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:46 am
by Jes
melitikus wrote:Jes wrote:Yes. That's wright. There are two posibilities: Cleaned or fake.
Please, look at the edge of the coin and tell us if you see something "strange" or unusual there...

the edge looks fine
If the edge is fine, perhaps it is just a cleaned coin. (Maybe acid such as vinager, lemon... or something more
strong)
Acid attaks the coins and make it look bad, with a different colour. Then, after some months, the coin seems to be dirty not shiny...
