Questionable Authenticity Of Two Gold Coins

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Thrawn New Member Korea, Republic Of 2 Posts	Posted 05/08/2021 06:40 am hello! I've recently won this coin, but I doubt their authenticity. im 99% sure that Ducat is fake, but I'm still doubt about ottoman Cedid Mahmudiye. Edited by Thrawn 05/08/2021 06:44 am Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7959 Posts	Posted 05/08/2021 07:29 am The Ottoman coin looks good to me. Here is an example that sold a while ago, and the details line up well. Normally the mass would be around 1.6 g., but you should expect a bit lower for obvious reasons https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=956244 Real ones often show up holed, and unholed specimens get a considerable premium. Fakes are often off on some major details. Report this Post to the Staff
Thrawn New Member Korea, Republic Of 2 Posts	Posted 05/08/2021 08:25 am update im 80% sure that cedid mahmudiye is real now, but can that ducat weight 0.06g less than other ones? I'm pretty lost here now. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7959 Posts	Posted 05/08/2021 09:18 am Yes. Not unreasonable weight loss for the hole and wear (less than 2%). The main design details (portrait, fonts, etc) on the AUstrian coin look OK to me. But not an area I know much about. Also, I think I can see the base of an E at the bottom of the hole obv, which makes it Karlsburg mint: https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...2a1155061dd8 Maybe you can find a jeweler who would test it for gold content. And the other forum where you posted these has a lot of knowledge on central Europe, so you may get more confirmation over there. Edit: I know a lot of collectors wouldn't go near a coin with a hole, but if you got these for close to melt, you've got a couple of interesting gold type coins there . The ottoman type with a hole like that just went for 80 euro in a recent auction (before fees). Edited by tdziemia 05/08/2021 09:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
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