Bought a $150 'ancient coin' online that turned out to be a modern tourist replica

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I mean, calling it a tourist replica is a bit off. Those are usually cheap metal sold at sites. A $150 fake is more like a deliberate forgery meant to fool collectors. The real tourist junk is like, five bucks in a gift shop.

victor_davis1711h ago

Yeah but "tourist replica" can still mean a high end fake. The price just shows they're targeting a different kind of buyer, someone who thinks they're getting a real deal. It's all meant to trick someone, just at a different level.