Niewmismatic Error Coins

Malaysia Parliament House Series 1967 20 Sen Counterfeit Copper Coin.

This 1967 20 sen counterfeit coin is indicating to us that during then, a Malaysia 20 cents coin is already valuable enough for a caveat emptor to take so much of trouble, risk and guts to produce.
Today, if you dropped a 20 sen coin on the floor, our kids are shy to pick it up.......

Normal Weight: 5.85gm.

Malaysia Parliament House Series 1967 20 Sen Counterfeit Copper Coin.

This 1967 20 sen counterfeit coin is indicating to us that during then, a Malaysia 20 cents coin is already valuable enough for a caveat emptor to take so much of trouble, risk and guts to produce.
Today, if you dropped a 20 sen coin on the floor, our kids are shy to pick it up.......

Normal Weight: 5.85gm.

More Methods To Detect A Genuine Straits Settlements 1920 King George V 50 Cents "DOT" Variety.
During my recent trip to down south, Mr. Chen, a Singapore numismatist. He is a very senior and serious collector of Straits Settlements variety coins.
I was very lucky to be given a chance to share his experience and knowledge of how to detect a genuine  Straits Settlements 1920 King George V 50 Cents "DOT" Variety.
He told me beside the normal 3 tips, they are an other two ways to do the cross checking.

The Normal 3 Tips:
1) On a genuine "DOT" coin, the "dot" below the bust of King George V is always in oval shape. If it is a perfect round "dot", likely it was a retouched "dot" on a usual "cross" below the bust. A retouched "dot" is always a smaller and perfect round "dot".

1920 KGV 50 CENTS 'DOT' VARIETY

1920 KGV 1920 NORMAL COIN WITH "CROSS"



1920 KGV 1920 NORMAL COIN WITH A RETOUCHED ROUND 'DOT' ON THE "CROSS". The black foreign substances surrounded the retouched "dot"were used to cover the repaired job.

2) On a genuine "DOT" coin, the dentils at the rim is always deformed from 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock position on the reverse. Whereas, a normal 1920 50 cents KGV coin is always with perfect dentils at the rim on both the obverse and the reverse.

3) On a genuine "DOT" coin, that is always a small "dot" can be found between the date "19 & 20" (1920) on the reverse.

1920 KGV 1920 NORMAL COIN WITH "CROSS", NO SMALL "DOT" VISIBLE.

1920 KGV 50 CENTS 'DOT' VARIETY WITH A SMALL "DOT" VISIBLE.

Extra 2 Tips
1) On a genuine "DOT" coin, the "HYPHEN" after the date "1920" is always deformed. A normal "Cross" 50 cents will always exhibits a perfect "HYPHEN".



1920 KGV 1920 NORMAL COIN WITH "CROSS", WITH A PERFECT "HYPHEN"

1920 KGV 50 CENTS 'DOT' VARIETY WITH A DEFORMED "HYPHEN".

2) On a genuine "DOT" coin, after the "HYPHEN", that's always an other small "dot" can be seen at the tail of the letter "S" of the wording "SETTLEMENTS".

1920 KGV 50 CENTS 'DOT' VARIETY WITH A SMALL "DOT" VISIBLE AT THE TAIL OF THE LETTER "S"

I hope these "TIPS" will benefit you ! Happy NIEWMISMATICS !!

Malaysia Parliament House Series 1971 10 Sen Forgery Coin.
Few days ago, while I was still busy with my Collectibles Auction Asia (CAA) Singapore bided items and preparing for my MYNUMISMATIC AUCTION 1/2016 auction lists which to be held on 19-6-2016 at Museum Negara of Malaysia, I was approached by a customer of my Dickson Niew Collection at Subang Jaya to authenticate his 1971 10 sen.
On my first glance, I was not convince by its appearance. It looked "roughed" and with "odd" color.


The details and the legend of wordings were full of grainy.

It looked like a casted brass planchet treated with plating.

Photos That Speak A Thousand Words
On 14th October 2015, I published a post on my BlogSpot about the forgery Kedah Tin Cockerel.
"FORGERY KEDAH TIN COCKEREL & TERENGGANU TIN MONEY TREE ARE MORE RAMPANT"

Read more: http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.my/2015/10/forgery-kedah-tin-cockerel-terengganu.html#ixzz43jX0Y4GA

In the Singapore Collectibles Auction Asia Coins & Banknotes Auction 6/2015 which was held on 3rd of October 2015 at Singapore, I had decided to withdrew two lots of the Malay Archipelago Money, there were Lot :142 & Lot:143, the Kedah Tin Cockerel Primitive Money (18th century), the Tin Cockerel perched on 4 rings (Reserved Price S$800) and 6 rings (Reserved Price S$900) respectively.
Read more: http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.my/2015/10/forgery-kedah-tin-cockerel-terengganu.html#ixzz43jWbgT00


Soaked Into Shellac Spirit On 30th October 2015

Checked On 5th November 2015. It Peeled Slightly.

I was suggested by Mr. Alam Tunggal NurPutih to sock the suspicious items with olive oil for a few days. Then he told me to use a brush to clean the items. If the items are forgery, the outer layer will be soften and can be removed easily. The inner part is a skeleton of a cockerel that was made of lead. The outer layer is likely to be coated with fine sand.

Checked On 5th March 2016.

Later, I was briefed again by Mr. Alam Tunggal NurPutih that he found out that the caveat emptors are using the 3 seconds quick dry super glue applied on the skeleton of the cockerel perched with rings that was made of lead then rolled against the dry powder of river mud.

I was offered by the consignor to do the experiment. The suspicious items were delivered  to my Dickson Niew Collection shop.

 Now, the results.....

Peeling Off Like Dandruff...



Stink...Stench...Pungent....Smell.............

The TRUTH...prevail.....