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a jeweler or a pawnshop can tell if it is real gold by the touch and the feel of it. Of cource if you really want it 100% he has to do some testing.

but without seeing it and touching it, it's so hard to tell a good fake from the real mccoy just from pictures.

From your last picture looks a bit thick for this kind of coin.
The weight and the thickness is questionable.

It is a nice piece even if its fake.

Keep us posted as this is an interesting piece specially if you got it cheap. (depends on what is cheap to you of cource) :)

Im very hopeful and keep a healthy optimism alongside a dark cloud of wondering if I'm really that lucky.
I paid $10 for it and a buck or two shipping.At the worst I have a very well executed fake and lost 10 bucks.

Ive nothing so far to make me think 100% one way or the other..but out of interest , if it is real , what kind of value am I looking at for my $10?

Hopefully ill find a jewelers or coin dealer open tomorrow , its sunday but so close to xmas it would be silly to be closed.Being closed today at 3pm was a bit strange too I thought this close to xmas and all its spending.

It just looks and feels too much like gold for me to think its not , look at the shadows cast in the pictures , more hexegon than round , like its been trimmed, why trim a fake?

The $10 price tag is confusing , yes , but thats how auctions go sometimes if you dont label the item right.It was listed as an old scottish coin, no mention of material or spain.

It does look like Gold KurtS , the odd thing ive noticed is its taken seriously until I mention what ive paid , even my own brother scoffed but admits he wouldnt know if its fake or not.
I agree that my gut feeling was it has to be a fake , my head is telling me theres nothing to indicate a fake.

Casting was suggested and I asked for any information but am left guessing id see signs of a mold around the edge somewhere , I dont.

Fact is it wasnt a widely publicised auction and it was listed incorrectly into the bargain.Maybe others suspecting a fake at such a low start bid just didnt bid,i dont know.
Other items at the auction were very eccentric and all had a low start except paintings.
That seemed to be the main attraction and all had active bidding.

This was the one and only coin in the whole auction , described as old scottish coin,id never have looked twice except it said it was scottish.
Im firmly in the "how could anyone sell it for $10" camp but I'm also agreeing with a lot of whats been said today , it does look like the real deal gold wise.Would a fake be made out of gold?Weight issues are not conclusive for me as my item looks like its had a haircut at sometime.Uneven edges and doesn't look round really.
Is that where the missing gram went?

There was a question on thickness and comparing it to thinner than a nickel wasnt ideal.Its almost exactly the same thickness of a 1c , id say exactly but using the naked eye it looks right.Much closer to a penny than a nickel,nickel looks twice as thick now I look again.

I dont want to tests that would mark the coin in any way , not unless its fairly certain its not authentic.Hopefully the coin place will open on a sunday , if not monday I guess.
Not much else to be learned unless anyone can suggest a sure fire way ok knowing its gold or not , is there a definitive way of knowing its cast ?

Ive been looking for my tape measure , give me a few minutes and ill do precise measurements.

I get 2mm thick and at its widest point the coin is 3/4 inch.Its not perfectly round and is smaller at points across.

Ill get a better measuring device tomorrow , this is a scientific steel ruler and has every measurement imagineable.Its hard on the eyes counting the mm's but looks just a hair over a half inch which is around the 20-21 mm mark

Im gonna call it a night KurtS , I want to thank you for your help and support.
Its definately thinner than a nickel , its about the same as a 1c , I dont know why I didnt reference a penny , I just reached for the nearest coin to compare with , a nickel was there.

I just gave it a pressure test with my thumb and forefinger and I swear I could feel it want to give way and bend..i didnt bend it but it felt like it was butter for a minute there...id best put it away til tomorrow.Id fully expect gold to bend...oh dear

Came back on to say...it did bend , I laid it flat and it rocks noticeably , ive inspected it with magnifiers , theres no crack or signs of any damage , I dont think its plated.I think I could just as easily bend it back but I wont tonight..enough excitement for one day , g'nite