COUNTERFEIT 20 CENTS COIN IN MALAYSIA THIRD SERIES
Malaysia Third Series (M3S) 2012 20 Cents Counterfeit Coin.
It was published in Malaysia Guan Ming Daily today, a counterfeit Malaysia newly released third series 20 cents coin was found in Perai, Penang.
Link: http://www.guangming.com.my/node/132433?tid=3
Miss Tan found this new series of 20 cents counterfeits coin. "the surface of the coin is very rough, design elements were very poor,colour of the coin was rather dulled." she said.
She claimed that the golden colour coating on the counterfeit coin can be easily scraped with finger nails.
I personally doubtful on the claims, because by logic, in terms of profit return it is more economical and profitable to produce a counterfeit new coin with 50 Cents denomination then the 20 Cents.
If these counterfeiters/caveat emptors produce 20 Cents counterfeit coins, it has to produce a lot of coins in order to have enough of profit to share among them. Their cost of production has to be very low so that they can have a good margin as incentive to pay the runners to do marketing!
Likely, this is a piece of original 20 Cents coin, it was placed in a very corrosive environment,thus caused the damage to the nickel brass coating of the coin.
Best way to check its authenticity is by weight, anything different from the original weight of 4.18gm is questionable!
It was published in Malaysia Guan Ming Daily today, a counterfeit Malaysia newly released third series 20 cents coin was found in Perai, Penang.
Link: http://www.guangming.com.my/node/132433?tid=3
Miss Tan found this new series of 20 cents counterfeits coin. "the surface of the coin is very rough, design elements were very poor,colour of the coin was rather dulled." she said.
She claimed that the golden colour coating on the counterfeit coin can be easily scraped with finger nails.
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| Left : Counterfeits Right: Original Coin. |
I personally doubtful on the claims, because by logic, in terms of profit return it is more economical and profitable to produce a counterfeit new coin with 50 Cents denomination then the 20 Cents.
If these counterfeiters/caveat emptors produce 20 Cents counterfeit coins, it has to produce a lot of coins in order to have enough of profit to share among them. Their cost of production has to be very low so that they can have a good margin as incentive to pay the runners to do marketing!
Likely, this is a piece of original 20 Cents coin, it was placed in a very corrosive environment,thus caused the damage to the nickel brass coating of the coin.
Best way to check its authenticity is by weight, anything different from the original weight of 4.18gm is questionable!
Wallauwe.. duit baru keluar sudah ada yg counterfeit kah.. Sifu Dickson thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletebukan kot..coin baru ni bila diletakkan bersama2 dgn coin2 lama dlm keadaan yg panas akan melunturkan warnanya sm mcm dlm gambar tu
ReplyDeleteSaya rasa ini bukan duit tiruan sebab duit yang asli (gold coin) juga akan luntur warnanya jika dicuci bersama-sama pakaian di dalam mesin basuh.
ReplyDeleteHi semurt,
ReplyDeleteSaya masih ada kesangsian tentang syiling tiruan 20 sen ini,agaknya ia duit ori,mungkin sesuatu yang corrosive telah mengakibatkan lapisan permukanya luntur.
Hi Nasri Kamil,
ReplyDeleteSelamat datang mengunjungi Blog saya.
Ya saya pun fikir begitu!Warna nickel brass agak lemah menentang sesuatu yang corrosive!
Komen kamu memang dialu-alukan.
Saudara zulhilmi,
ReplyDeleteMemang betul saudara zulhilmi,duit 50 sen baru ini ialah nikel brass disaluti tembaga dan 20 sen baru ialah bahan campur nikal brass/loyang,kedua-dua syiling baru ini pantang dipegang kalau jari berminyak,dalam masa yang singkat kekilauannya akan hilang dan kalau terkana sesuatu yang corrosive,lapisan permukaannya akan luntur.
saya pernah terjumpa (masih dlm simpanan saya) syiling 3rd series ni tahun 2011 (bukan dalam kad) circulated...counterfiet ker?
ReplyDeletesama-sama kita cari jawapannya...
ReplyDeleteHi Nor Azam,
ReplyDeleteBaru baru ini ada khabar again kata bahawa coin tahun 2011 ada tertempa hingga 500000 keping (tak pasti denominasinya)kerana mereka terpakai acuan tahun 2011 untuk menempa planchet-planchet syiling yang dikhaskan untuk tempaan tahun 2012.
Syiling Malaysia 3rd Series yang kamu jumpa bertahun 2011 apa denominasinya?
Hi faizal,
ReplyDeleteKalau ada jawapan tolong share ya?
mine 20 cent (2011)...and pernah tengok 10 sen dalam facebook
ReplyDeleteHi Nor Azam,
ReplyDeleteTerima kasih!
dear all,
ReplyDeletei guess the 2011 third series coins are taken out from the 2012 commemorative coins set.
what do you guys think?
Hi Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThe possibility is there,and may be this coin was soak in some corrosive solution before.