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fake Helena from svetche
« on: March 04, 2017, 12:59:43 PM »
Here is a fake Helena from German eBay seller svetche

he currently has some other fakes also


http://www.ebay.com/usr/svetche


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Re: fake Helena from svetche
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2017, 01:56:32 PM »
That pair of dies from "Lipanoff studio" has also been used to struck some "solidi"


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Re: fake Helena from svetche
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2017, 06:54:02 PM »
The dies have certainly seen some use and unfortunately it is a pretty good fake.