Hello experts,
I am currently looking to buy a specific coin for my dad, it is one that he is missing in his collection - he is not a collector generally speaking, but he has this one collection of J. F. Kjølbro coins from 1930.
He is missing the 25 øre and I am looking online, for places to obtain one. I've found two places that sell them, at similar prices:
1)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266417552888?_skw=J.F.+Kj%C3%B8lbro+25&itmmeta=01JENV7X4CZG00M7E747D9Z50T&hash=item3e07b93df8:g:z4EAAOSwYVNlCUS9&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKn%2BZ1ZME2UpVlPHiR%2BAhUtg8twlBvjpvp7Mk6TD2keaHzZV7Cj0dXpGNZALyARrcU0CJ8Hp7%2FAnfgpP2fq0la965nch0ow7zJYPo7t1fZDSwxRkRQvo%2FRc0CfA9zVoFwXQ0qC1hpBUIMOB1tf2aYPzRbeqEj4INiteLxCbmEAe12FQFSFH8itPqD%2FQret6%2BE96DtYcVhWs7YCj8RvXjYADkEz7ULIim9vRrSLnNb9xd%2BpR13KR2ZEqrfUP2rwpO0ck%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6TSn7v1ZA
2)
https://www.ebuy.dk/astort.asp?emneid=77544#menu
My questions:
How do I ensure that the coin isn't a replica or counterfeit, or is this not something to worry about, as the coin isn't that valuable.
How do I assess the quality of the two coins? So that I can buy the higher quality one.
In regard to the first question, I assume I could try and weigh the coin and compare it to the listed weight here on this site?
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In regard to the second, I think the ebay coin looks less worn (and the sellers good ratings gives me some confidence), but the color seems distinctly different, though this might just be the lighting?
These questions may be very silly, but I am very ignorant of the subject and I would really appreciate the opinion of an expert.