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cls50 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 10:51 am This gold coin was obtained while in Lebanon. It measures roughly 3.5cm in diameter. Thanks so much. Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36903 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 1:55 pm Lebanon has a big reputation for putting out counterfeit gold coins. Report this Post to the Staff
cls50 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 2:30 pm It's gold, may be commemorative, and was purchased about 35 years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 3:10 pm Quote: Lebanon has a big reputation for putting out counterfeit gold coins. I believe that this statement reflects a cultural misunderstanding. In the middle east many people buy gold usually in a recognizable form ie: coins. If the genuine article isn't available then Jewelers will make one. It isn't counterfeiting as we understand the word. The locally made coins are 21 Kt rather than 22 KT and many countries in that region ( one example is Jordan) require that the coins are counter-marked to identify them. When you buy them the seller will quite openly state they are locally made. They will identify( when they have the knowledge) genuine coins. The only deliberate counterfeiting I know of from Lebanon was the Gothic crown and that was "requested" by a European. I can't see any counter mark on this coin and if it was sold as genuine in Lebanon then there is a very good chance that it is genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 6:08 pm The design is that of the 500 kurush of Ottoman Turkey, dated 1327//4 (AD 1912). NGC database page. Note the weight given there is incorrect; it should weigh 36.0799 grams. I suspect it may be a jeweller's replica which means, as others have said, that it is still genuine solid gold - just not a genuine 100 year old coin. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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