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Pillar of the Community
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1924 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 111735256411This seller was mentioned in the following thread on fake slabbed AGEs as having several fake/suspect coins for sale/sold. https://goccf.com/t/235239I was wondering what members thought of this 1924 Double Eagle. It looks very granular and weakly struck to me and I think there is a very high probability that it is fake and that the slab is fake as well. |
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Rest in Peace
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There's a lot of detail missing to be an authentic MS63.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Obvious counterfeit coin and slab. The obverse doesn't even come close to replicating a genuine piece. Look at the date alone.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks that was what I was thinking but just wanted to be sure before I add these images to my folder on fakes.
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Pillar of the Community
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So fake it hurts my eyes.
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Pillar of the Community
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His gold buff looks even worse, especially when you look up the real one.
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Pillar of the Community
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Uninformed Buyers see slabbed gold and think nothing can be wrong. They buy it, toss it in the safe and forget about it. (At least that's what the Sellers of this crap hope they do!)
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Bedrock of the Community
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How are they pulling this off? Cracking the slab, replacing the coin with a fake and re-sealing it? Or changing the label as well too?
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Forum Dad
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Pillar of the Community
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What are the diagnostic points to look for to identify fake slabs? I am looking at the slab for this number on the NGC site and comparing to the advertised slab. I do note that the bar codes are different.
edit: a couple of the numbers look different, also.
Edited by Garoyn
09/20/2015 4:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin is a lot less detailed in the seller photo than in the NGC registry. obviously fake!
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Pillar of the Community
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The date is misaligned, the NGC "1924 $20" font is wrong, and the detail is incredibly light.
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Pillar of the Community
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Every coin this seller sold was fake. Looks like he mainly sells electronic parts, so he may not have know they were not genuine - still.....  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Definite fake. Someone really got taken.
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Posted 09/20/2015 10:22 am
