2014 $50 Buffalo Coin Question. Puzzled

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Jake81499 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/10/2014 9:53 pm Hi. My X brought over this coin and it's puzzling me. It's a 2014 Indian Head $50 dollar coin. It's a commemorative. The reverse side is the Buffalo. Under the chin of the Indian in very small raised letters it says copy. The edge has the reeding (I believe that's what it's called if its not smooth.) It weighs exactly one ounce. it is about 1.5 inches in diameter. There was no paperwork with the coin and I don't know where she got it. What's puzzling me is it does say 1OZ .9999 Fine Gold on the buffalo side. All the pictures I've found of this type of replica say either 14 mil Fine Gold or they don't say anything. Any ideas? What do I have here? I might try to upload an image if need be. Thanks in advance. Jake81499 Edited by Jake81499 07/10/2014 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff

commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12328 Posts	Posted 07/10/2014 10:01 pm Images would be great to help us be definitive in our answers. That said, it sounds like you have a medal that is a copy of US gold "American Buffalo" coin. It's not uncommon for such copies to fully duplicate the design and inscriptions of the original. The fact that it has "COPY" as part of the design is what I am using as the basis for my statement. The core planchet is probably either bronze or copper-nickel. The gold is likely just a very thin plating. The piece has very little value - the gold amount is so minimal it essentially adds no value. BTW: The piece - even when real - is not considered a commemorative. It is a collector version of a US gold bullion coin. Hope that helps! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5214 Posts	Posted 07/12/2014 8:47 pm I'm surprised they are still selling those fakes. I haven't seen a commercial on TV for them in at least 2-3 years. BFQVFwT-tpw Report this Post to the Staff
Cruisinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 1531 Posts	Posted 07/13/2014 1:51 pm "This pure gold clad masterpiece..." Deceptive... Edited by Cruisinfusion 07/13/2014 1:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tkbslc Pillar of the Community United States 1158 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 12:39 am Then they go through the climb in investment value with a graph for the actual gold coin. They should be arrested. Report this Post to the Staff
Cruisinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 1531 Posts	Posted 07/15/2014 11:49 pm Disgusting, isn't it? Report this Post to the Staff
Foxwoods Man Pillar of the Community United States 4901 Posts	Posted 07/16/2014 07:34 am Yup...that TV screen shot tells it all...privately minted copy that was selling a couple of years ago (different date on coin) for $9.95 plus shipping..it still pops up in ads each year Good news is that does have gold on it....around 50 cents worth Report this Post to the Staff
PennyPiggy Valued Member United States 317 Posts	Posted 07/18/2014 01:18 am "Strict limit of 5 per caller" Report this Post to the Staff
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