1907 Liberty Head Gold Eagle

If that's a fake mint mark, it's a tremendous piece of work. Could you show us the date?

Amazing pics. One more request: Can you post hi-res images of the entire obverse and reverse? Thanks!

Thanks! If you want to e-mail them to me, I might be able to get them posted.

I have to think about this.

Brianmos, what sort of equipment are you using? If you're getting dSLR-lelvel, really huge images, I'd like a set if possible for me to play with in the Gimp.

I'm not buying it that way; my current leaning is it's an attached mint mark with the visible horizontal striations around it employed as "camouflage." No gold was struck in New Orleans that year, likely because of the planned run of 20 Centavos which no US Mint had ever struck before. So no dies would have been ordered or produced. No 1907 New Orleans gold has ever been found, and given the reasons one might surreptitiously strike it, one would think at least a piece or two would have surfaced in the century since. It would have required collusion between two different Mints to happen.

Rather than post your email publicly, just send them to me at my CCF address - superdave AT coincommunity DOT com.

Not a bad idea, if you have access to one. The major TPG's will be represented, not to mention you'd likely find individual dealers who are gold experts. It's be a good way to find out how exactly your coin was created.