1906-S Liberty Head Double Eagle 20 Dollar Gold Coins ?

Be interesting to hear what the weight is on it. SuperDave could be right on it being a contemporary counterfeit.

Yeah, and if they're minting them in the Orient to pass as bullion coins - which beats the heck out of being caught trying to sell stolen gold - the content is understandable and the quality good enough to fool most even experienced merchants. Who wouldn't care anyway, because they knew they were getting gold.

Gold is easier to counterfeit because of its' softness. Producing a high-quality counterfeit die isn't hard, but producing one that will repeatedly strike harder metals isn't so easy. Gold lessens needed die hardness. There's some silly-good gold fakes out there.

With the images presented so far, I am skeptical about its authenticity due to the odd texture in the fields, the date, and how it's worn (the date is crisp, the denticles are crisp, but there isn't even a hint of the initials visible on the edge of the bust). Also the reverse denticles are spaced too far apart.

It's a sweet counterfeit. I'd love something like that in my own collection. :-)