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I am looking to buy this coin and I know nothing about it. What should I look for to be sure of it's authenticity. Here's the pics of it.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by brickmasterjimmy
01/31/2024 10:59 am
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These pics are too soft and bright to evaluate.  |
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Who are you buying from? What are they asking? What is the error or variety? John1  |
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I am buying it from an individual. She's asking 200 for it. I know nothing about it , just assumed it would be cool to add to my small collection.
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She's asking 200 for it. Melt value alone is $500. That's a big red flag for me. |
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There are fakes of this type. The seller either does not realize it's gold melt value, as already said about $500, or she knows it's fake trying to cheat you. If you have a coin store near you they should have an XRF machine to at least test it's outer layer and density to see if it's gold. If they are experienced they can examine it too for an opinion.
With offers like this from local individuals, Facebook, Craigslist, garage sales, etc. you may get a good deal, but it's wise to assume they are fake unless you know how to tell the difference between genuine/fake or can test them. The pics you posted are bad but even so the details are weak making me think it's fake in my opinion.
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01/31/2024 2:07 pm
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Looks counterfeit to me.. I've never owned one of these but I would imagine it would be better struck even though it's an incuse design. The weakness / unevenness of strike in the "e pluribus unum" very faint lettering in spots.. The strange edge on the left of the first photo is also odd to me. Would stay away unless xrfed & is gold... even then I would probably still stay away.
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Even with the poor photos, it definitely appears counterfeit because it has a raised rim. Unlikely that someone would offer a genuine gold coin well below melt, since she could get near melt value at any coin store or pawn shop.
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You're right, that raised rim is a red flag.
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I just looked through my two Gold Indian books for descriptions of the $5 1910. Granted, I can't tell if it has a mintmark or not on the reverse (we do need better pics), but I see a die crack going through FIVE DOLLARS of your coin, and this isn't mentioned in any of the descriptions for the year. If it was known, it would be in my book, so this is a red flag.
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I am looking to buy this coin and I know nothing about it. And... sadly, this is why the seller is trying to take advantage of you. This is a terrible looking fake. Find a coin store or maybe pawn shop, and look at a genuine specimen; you'll see all the same problems we do. |
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Fake! The edge reeding and rim is funky!
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  I hope these are better |
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Thanks guys, y'all have been an extremely big help.
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