Libya Gadaffi 1979 10th Anniversary Silver Medal - Genuine?

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ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 136 Posts	Posted 11/04/2025 04:37 am I would like opinions on whether this medal is genuine. It's meant to be a 1979 10th Anniversary Great Libyan Revolution medal in sterling silver. It has the right weight, diameter, and my Sigma says it's sterling silver, but the finish of the medal looks really cheap and quite.... fake. The medal came from a mixed world coins lot at auction. https://en.numista.com/76887 Catalog weight: 28.27g. My weight: 28.00g Catalog diameter: 40mm My diameter: 40mm Medal thickness is 3mm. Tests within brackets on Sigma Metal verifier on sterling silver setting. The photos: It is really shiny and looks unlike any other silver coin I have. It tests fine, but just looks... odd. Lastly, there seem to be wildly different values for this medal. On ebay there's a sold listing for PCGS UNC Details Cleaned for US$220 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/167266041691 But looking auctions linked from the Numista page the going price is about US$45. Were there restrikes? Copies made in sterling silver? Comments welcome. Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24858 Posts	Posted 11/04/2025 09:25 am The details on it just don't look fine enough compared to the Numista listing. Could it be a plated copy? Here's an active listing for one on ebay that looks rather sketchy: 127160909830 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 11/04/2025 10:38 am Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 136 Posts	Posted 11/04/2025 6:26 pm Quote: The details on it just don't look fine enough compared to the Numista listing. Could it be a plated copy? Yes, that's what I'm thinking. It just doesn't look fine enough. I haven't got the medal with me at the moment, but according to online searches it should be 2.1 to 2.3mm thick. This one looks thicker, so it's a counterfeit. The fact that my Sigma shows it to be genuine sterling silver is a concern. The more I use my Sigma the less I trust it, unless testing a coin that's clearly the wrong metal. I've had my Sigma tell me many 19th century UK silver coins are outside the brackets when they were genuine, and now this medal gives a squeaky clean perfect result but it's not genuine. Quote: Here's an active listing for one on ebay that looks rather sketchy: 127160909830 Yes, bad photos and it looks even lower in detail than my medal. It looks so bad it could be a chocolate medal covered in aluminium! Edited by ClusterCoin 11/04/2025 6:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24858 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 4:21 pm Seller made me an offer on their item, so I made a counteroffer. I'll let you know if they accept. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 4:45 pm Quote: Seller made me an offer on their item, so I made a counteroffer. I'll let you know if they accept. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24858 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 5:30 pm Seller's images for posterity. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24858 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 8:30 pm I'm stunned... Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94586 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 9:01 pm That chocolate coin had better be worth the $160+ price tag on it. Terrible looking coin. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 136 Posts	Posted 11/05/2025 9:28 pm I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, that the seller rejected your offer for the cheaply cast knock-off It has to be one of the most lazy effort counterfeits I've ever seen. Whoever created my copy at least put some effort into it and it passes a Sigma test too. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 11/06/2025 09:15 am Quote: Seller's images for posterity. Quote: I'm stunned... Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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