Counterfeit Maria Theresa Talers Abound in Arab Markets
http://secure.numismaster.com/ta/numis/ ... cleId=4930
Am inteles bine, au ajuns sa se falsifice pana si rebaterile??
Si ce ziceti de asta?
Aging a replica to make it look old is also something to be considered. Nothing regarding this is addressed in the article, but there have been stories circulating on the numismatic circuit in the past of counterfeit ancient coins that were fed to goats. These coins, once passed through the poor goat's system, appeared to be more believable due to this rather disgusting artificial aging process.

