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New Member
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Hi all, I am VERY new to coins. I basically decided it would be a good idea to buy some gold and silver eagles just in case the economy took a serious nose dive in the future. I bought one gold and one silver eagle from a person on ebay recently. The gold one was 1/10th oz and the silver was 1 oz. The gold was dated 1989 and the silver 2007. They LOOK real to me, but again I am an amateur. The thing that worries me is now when I look at this persons feedback a person gave him a bad feedback and said he sent him a "fake coin". My question is - is there any easy way to tell if a gold and silver eagle are real or not? Should I try bending them or something? Thanks for any info. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Weigh them or bring them to a coin shop.
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United States
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I would say the first step would be to weigh them. If the weight is not what it is supposed to be, then you might have a fake. If the weight is correct, then a fake is unlikely.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to both recommendations. Welcome to the forum as well. Take Care Ben Edited by Bonedigger
09/24/2008 2:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with 1sikevo take them to a coin shop and have them weighed and while you are there ask the coin dealer about buying the gold and silver coins from him ,get a price and compare it to what you paid on ebay if they are close take the guess work out of it on ebay and purchase from a coin shop ! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In this instance weight may not be a big factor as silver content. A 1 oz, that is troy ounce, in this case, would be easy to copy. Making it .999 silver is where they would be cheating.
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Rest in Peace
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Yean, an auction number would help so we can see a picture.
The reason I recommended a coin shop is because a novice collector may not have all the basic tools (loupe, scale, etc).
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weight them if possible else go to coin shop. Are they in holders of any kind? You could get a hint by going to library and comparing. Usually most libraries have Krause or Red Book available.  to the forum. |
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Posted 09/24/2008 2:10 pm
