1853 Liberty Gold $1 , Did I Find My First Fake/Counterfeit Coin?

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TypesetCollector Valued Member Canada 61 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 12:03 pm I have been scouring auction sites looking for counterfeit coins on my spare time. I have looked at tons of raw coins and havent really found anything too convincing. Until I came across this. - Lettering looks off in some places - Lack of Detail in some of the flowers - Bulbous looking details in some spots - Second "L" in dollar looks suspect - Denticles dont look like samples on PCGS Please ignore the edge. I downloaded the pic's to my computer and did a quick photoshop crop of the coin. If you do think this is counterfeit and I have missed something in regards to the diagnostics please let me know of other details perhaps even the color? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 12:10 pm I believe this is genuine. Just a bit circulated. I noticed the seller's photos were taken at an angle, so the relief appears higher. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
TypesetCollector Valued Member Canada 61 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 1:12 pm Interesting point. I'm not 100% convinced but this is why I'm even doing this exercise. To learn more about counterfeit's. Its early still so hopefully we get a couple more opinions. Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 1:18 pm Nothing jumps out at me about this being a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4468 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 1:57 pm The photo are not sharp enough to see the details. The 1 at the bottom is not straight, but could be from a hit. You are correct the second L does look off. I can not see enough from photos to call the coin a counterfeit, but I would not purchase raw. Really hard to tell from photo about color of gold to call a coin a counterfeit as the white balance and back ground color come into play. The coin does appear to have some toning that does happen on gold coins, but more often with other type of metal. Report this Post to the Staff
TypesetCollector Valued Member Canada 61 Posts	Posted 10/28/2021 2:13 pm Ok thanks for the opinions. I thought I struck gold on this one! Agreed about judging color when the picture is most likely not color accurate to begin with. I was never going to purchase this coin but If I was interested in this date I would probably avoid it due to the undecided factors Ive listed above in my OP. I will keep hunting and wont come back until I find something that is a slam dunk. Cheers Report this Post to the Staff
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1853 Liberty Gold $1 , Did I Find My First Counterfeit Coin?