1914 $2.50 Gold Indian

Eagerly awaiting other opinions.

I collect old US gold coins. Probably half my collection by value. More Liberty Head coins than anything though. I only have the one $2 1/2 Indian.

I thought it was real. Lots of the little details are dead on matches.

The diameter is good from the fit in that great Capitol Plastics holder. How is the weight?

To me it looks a lot like these Quarter Eagles.
http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/2.5Ind/Grades
https://www.flickr.com/photos/raregoldcoins/

The fact that the details match doesn't mean anything. Here is a known counterfeit 1912 quarter eagle.



http://boards.collectors-society.co..._id/1#import

I brought all my gold Indians in, to check them all.

The shop I help out at, has a new gold coin testing machine.
All of my gold coins tested correct, for gold finess.

On the state certified scale, all weighed exactly correct.

Three of us that have decades of coin experience each,
looked at the 1914 and feel there is no problem with it
being authentic.

At the shop I work at, we have sent in more gold coin than
I can count, to be certified. We have never had one come
back as fake.

I have posted many times that the pictures posted online
in most cases do not represent what the coin truly looks
like. In this case I took the picture with my new set up,
and I am not that good at it. The set up is a 18MP
camera with a 100mm macro lens. With three different
lights. This set up will really show things that are very hard to see.
And with lights and shadow, little hits ...look different then in hand.

In conclusion, I feel there is no problem with this coin being authentic.

Edit- also checked United States gold, Counterfeit Detection guide.

Okie dokie. I guess I'd trust your judgement. Just so you know, that Counterfeit Detection guide is not comprehensive, but I'm sure you know that.

Are you determined to complete this set? I think it is a very worthwhile goal because that is one of the few gold sets that the average person can complete. The Indian Head Half Eagle is OK until you hit the year 1929 and the 1909O. If you complete a set you can always improve on it and you have a trade-in to boot.

We get those too. Most times the fake ones, when you
really look at them, something will seem off.

When we get the fake ones, we buy as gold, then
take them to be melted down.

The is a very good expert in Mobile Alabama. A lot of
dealers use him as their go to guy. Next local coin show
I go to, I may take some of these and get his opinion.

We feel we are getting pretty good at spotting the fakes.

I am hoping to get a different gold coin back in todays
mail. It graded good also.