Fake Panda Coin Auction on eBay

[Pandao]

Hi all 

I have found some fake panda silver coins on eBay.   Be aware of them!!!!!!

 

Edited February 14 by Pandao

[DavePanda]

Amongst many things to look out for.. Some of the easier.

Sealed within plastic after 2006, didnt happen

Plastic with rounded edges, they had to have square edges since they were released in strips of 10 prior to 2006

The eyes, always give them away..

Some of the earlier ones have very innaccurate date representations.. Many genuine pics online to compare

Almost all Mirrored Temple 2000 coins are fake, unfortunately they look pretty good if you dont know what to look for... 

Cheers Dave

 

Edit.. I am referring to Silver Pandas

Edited February 12 by DavePanda

[DavePanda]

To be fair, I think the second item is sold by mistake, I seem to remember the ebay name, I think I have dealt with him in the past, he also has good Pandas for sale, he may be just as much of a victim in this case..

[Pm1987]

Seen the first jaggy fur one before. 

[DavePanda]

1 hour ago, Pm1987 said:

Seen the first jaggy fur one before. 

Yes… The fur is also a great indicator 👍👍👍

[Spyder]

3 hours ago, DavePanda said:

To be fair, I think the second item is sold by mistake, I seem to remember the ebay name, I think I have dealt with him in the past, he also has good Pandas for sale, he may be just as much of a victim in this case..

Like Gold Pandas, would not the 1st 30g be from 2016 so anything stating 30g before would be fake?

[DavePanda]

12 minutes ago, Spyder said:

Like Gold Pandas, would not the 1st 30g be from 2016 so anything stating 30g before would be fake?

Yes the first 30g was in 2016, prior all 1oz, however I have even seen main dealers forget this, especially with Silver ones, I guess it could be a genuine mistake (either way) but certainly would cause alarm bells to go off, especially for a 1oz Gold 🐼

[Spyder]

It is probably good idea to keep a panda fake thread alive as they are very popular coins and the information regarding not being in plastic after 2006 etc is very good to know

[Pm1987]

@arphethean already has a very good pictorial thread showing many of the fakes and what to look out for. 
 

Link to topic - 

 

Edited February 12 by Pm1987

[DavePanda]

1 hour ago, Spyder said:

It is probably good idea to keep a panda fake thread alive as they are very popular coins and the information regarding not being in plastic after 2006 etc is very good to know

I should of quantified, the plastic pouch, (Double seal) I am referring to is for the Silver coins... I have edited the first response

Edited February 12 by DavePanda

[DavePanda]

1 hour ago, Pm1987 said:

@arphethean already has a very good pictorial thread showing many of the fakes and what to look out for. 
 

Link to topic - 

 

I had never seen this thread, excellent stuff... Note the "carpet" on the old copies on the Temple side stairs, thats a giveaway, that didnt show up until 2002

[sixgun]

If you put the real thing alongside the fake you can see the fake is absolutely diabolical

 

  

[Pandao]

This is also a fake coin.  And it sold with £111