1853 Gold Dollar - Genuine Or Not? - Coin Community Forum

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epikur Pillar of the Community Sweden 729 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 09:22 am One of my latest purchases, bought it raw from a reputable dealer here in Sweden. We don't deal with slabbed coins as much as the US. So I know these are quite heavily counterfeited, so I want your opinion before I send it back to the dealer. First of all, the weight is 1.62 grams. Is 0.08 grams underweight within the error margin? Let me know what you guys think... thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 10:36 am The weight is well under tolerances. Weight should be 1.672g with a tolerance of 0.016g. I would highly doubt its authenticity. Are the fields slightly prooflike especially on the obverse? The pictures seem to suggest it. I remember many of the gold counterfeits in the ANA set had prooflike fields which looked a little strange compared to those on genuine coins. Report this Post to the Staff
epikur Pillar of the Community Sweden 729 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 11:41 am Thanks...I had my suspitions. also reacted to the dots around O in DOLLAR. just needed some confirmation. thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
johntookit Pillar of the Community United States 589 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 12:26 pm The thing that sticks out for me is the lower half of the hair detail. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 12:29 pm Based on the weight and appearance it's almost 100% certain that this coin is not genuine. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
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