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I had these emailed, I haven't seen the coin in person.  Edited by thecoinguy1964
05/07/2022 07:25 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It's fake, probably made for jewellery.
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Pillar of the Community
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Would love to see the other side
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United States
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When you receive it,take it out of the bezel and weight it along with posting a pic of the reverse please. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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JimmyD - how can you tell so quickly this is a fake?
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immyD - how can you tell so quickly this is a fake? How many differences can you spot? There are three obvious ones and some minor ones. I'm sure the reverse would show more.  |
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How many differences can you spot?
There are three obvious ones and some minor ones.
I'm sure the reverse would show more.
You are taking a coin for the genuine example that did not come off the same die as the date alignment and position is different. The genuine example below has the same date position and alignment and appears to be from the same die. There are some things (stars, wear) that would give me a concern that the example is fake, but I am not sure the photo is good enough and no reverse to call the OP a fake.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is a common low grade bullion coin in a mount. If it's gold and the weight is right, it's good enough. A jeweler's copy would be lightweight and not this well done.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Way out of my comfort zone on this one, but I agree that the stars seem quite different.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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How many differences can you spot? None significant enought to call this one a counterfeit. I see no red flags, and would have no problem purchasing this (if I was interested). Just keep your options open if it is a good fake and you need to return it. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Unless the seller can provide better photos or good return policy, I would pass on buying the coin. The star difference would be enough to get me off the coin. Also, the nicks in the fields on the OP example looks like a coin with a harder metal than gold, but it could be the photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The lighting is so different between the pics that detail comparisons are difficult. Reverse pics?
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I've tried posting pics of reverse, but site is asking to resize & I'm not familiar with this new Pixlr Desktop Image Optimizer . The first thing that jumped out at me was the hue of the coin. I will try and post pics of the reverse one more time, again failed. If I view in person, I will definitely pop out of the bezel & weigh.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's the best course. I don't see this as an obvious fake, but I'm hardly a gold coin expert.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cleaned gold does have a different hue, I have a similar $10 gold piece. The background color could affect the white balance of the camera, further affecting the color of the coin. I am not defending the coin entirely, there is still a chance it could be a good counterfeit.
Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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