Coin and Paper Money Collecting/1874 switzerland 5 franc

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PLEASE SEND ME YOUR E-MAIL SO I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF MY COIN
THAT THEY SAY IS COUNTERFEIT, ALSO MY COIN WEIGHS 24.9 GR.
THANK YOU FRANK.

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Hi Frank,
You can e-mail me the pictures at BetweenEarthnSky@yahoo.com
24.9 grams sounds just right for this coin. Also, if someone had told you it was counterfeit, but was still interested in buying it, I would be VERY suspicious of dealing with that person in the future.
Thanks.

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Dmitry Livshits

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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.

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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.

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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).

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