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New Member
United States
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Hello, friends! This is my first time posting in this specific main forum, so please let me know if I need to provide more information/ details / pics! I recently found an old coin purse containing older US coins & wanted to ask your assistance with the general condition, how to tell if it's real/fake, or really any information yall might have on some of the coins! I'll even take super interesting & fun facts about them!! :) I am specifically asking about a 1912 Indian head gold coin. I have included multiple pictures below. Any help or guidance is always appreciated! Weight: 4.19g Thank yall! - Ashton      
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2262 Posts |
Gold definitely isn't my specialty, but looks real to me and the weight is good. Sadly looks like a nasty scratch on obverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
94367 Posts |
Agree on both counts.  to the CCF!
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Moderator
 United States
162836 Posts |
It looks okay to me, but definitely outside my area of expertise. 
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
13585 Posts |
So far your 'old coin purse' find is proving to contain some interesting examples. How many more old coins are in there?
This coin looks authentic to me but I am far from an expert on the gold coin series.
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New Member
 United States
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Quote: "So far your 'old coin purse' find is proving to contain some interesting examples. How many more old coins are in there?" *** Edited by Staff to add Quote tags. Please use them in the future. ***Hi!! I don't know how to reply directly or how to quote. so I apologize for the copy/paste text. The Purse contained. 13 Older US coins - I've posted about 4 of them so far (3 Dimes, 1 $2.5) 27 Silver Modern US coins - I have not posted any of them yet (spoiler: I think one of a clipped 1964 Kennedy half dollar) 30+ Foreign Currency/Coins - I have not started sorting these yet (Ranging from 1931-1980s)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
58626 Posts |
Looks real to me. I'm not a expert on gold coins though.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10922 Posts |
Appears to be a genuine, circulated, common date Indian quarter-eagle. In the condition it's in there will not be a large premium to melt value. There's $320 of gold in it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4659 Posts |
Appears genuine. Slightly better date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5300 Posts |
I don't see any red flags, but this coin is commonly counterfeited and would be difficult to authenticate from photos alone. If it's a good quality middle eastern counterfeit, it likely is gold and would still have gold value.
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: Hi!! I don't know how to reply directly or how to quote. so I apologize for the copy/paste text. How to QuoteIf you are using the Quick Reply box... 1. Type [quote]
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like an ex-jewelry piece. Worth melt value.
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