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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I am thinking it is. I got it in a bag of coins today. wt. 3.99gm, Dia. 19mm KM# 28 It matches specs.   *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Surface texture looks a bit 'iffy', especially between the lettering. no mint luster. Perhaps that is your reason for suggesting 'fake'. If specs are OK and it checks out well with XRF, I would be thinking Middle East copy (most probably made in Lebanon), in good quality gold. I guess that weight would be very close with say, 19ct gold, the manufacturer would meet his manufacturing costs. It may be worth taking a little further, and taking this item to a scrap gold jewelry buyer hand having it checked for XRF analysis, looking particularly for the proportion of gold vs. copper in the alloy. A fee for testing may be asked for. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
732 Posts |
I was think the same thing. Was going to a coin shop tomorrow any who?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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moose59 I too would be very uncomfortable with the way the detail looks on this coin to classify it as a genuine Australian coin. I do not like the "softness" of the detail as well as the dentils.
A half sovereign is a bit small to perform a specific gravity test (you need an analytical balance accurate to 1/1000 the of a gram or better), however, a laboratory level test would tell you if it was gold. Forgeries of these coins were produced in Lebanon to smuggle gold into the US in the 1960s. Gold content varies but can reach 0.999 fine. These forgeries trade at a couple dollars over melt.
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Spain
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I agree overall softness of reverse...and sword lines over rump of horse..Fake...Here is a side by side comparison with a real coin...But saying that working only on photos especially with gold can be difficult...   |
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Australia
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Really need better pics to give a proper opinion.
However my guess is that its genuine and has been polished or similar.
Also I cant see a mintmark so its British.
Watch your top knot
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12/21/2018 06:40 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
732 Posts |
I took it to the coin shop today. And.... it is a Fake replica. Bummer. I thought it was, didn't sound right when I dropped it on my desk. Oh well. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
852 Posts |
Fake as in real gold such as made in Lebanon (still OK to own for gold content and as a talking piece) or fake as in plated cr@p sold by scammers?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
732 Posts |
tested to 70% no gold. Like I said it came in a bag of coins so loss. good talking piece
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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agreed at least you didn't lose an arm or a leg when you purchase it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That one will fool many people.
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