fake coins
Fraudulent metal discs
Fake coins are counterfeit currency—imitations made to deceive.
The term also covers coins altered to appear more valuable, such as adding fake mint marks or artificially aging common coins to pass as rare specimens.
Collectors distinguish fake coins from replicas, which are openly sold as copies without intent to defraud: The 1933 double eagle turned out to be a fake coin.
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- funny moneyCounterfeit or worthless cash
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- imitationCopy of the original
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- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, bogus bills, forged notes