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1853 $1 Gold Coin ( Real Or Fake)

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 Posted 10/14/2023  10:42 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add rkennedy1945 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
This coin is in auction today and I hav3 been unable to verify it by weight or magnet. In your opinion is it real or fake? Would you buy it$ $180?
1853-$1-Gold-Coin--Real-Or-Fake
1853-$1-Gold-Coin--Real-Or-Fake

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 Posted 10/14/2023  11:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add commems to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
From the images provided, it does not look genuine to my eyes - multiple issues with design elements. I would pass on it.

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 Posted 10/14/2023  11:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Congrats on your ,contest time?
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 Posted 10/14/2023  11:28 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kbbpll to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Fakey McFakeface.

Have you looked at a real one? https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1853-g-1/7521 for example.
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 Posted 10/14/2023  12:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rkennedy1945 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
so you say in your opinion it is fake? Something seemed not right about it but just could not decide.
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 Posted 10/14/2023  12:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Keith67 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin is not real, nor is it gold IMHO
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 Posted 10/14/2023  12:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jakes Coins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree not a real coin
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 Posted 10/14/2023  12:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks bad to me as well.
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Thank you to all responses. Saved me from making a bad decision. Love this site.
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 Posted 10/14/2023  2:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Terrible fake
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What auction site has this listed?
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A souvenir quality replica.
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 Posted 10/14/2023  6:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agreed - stay away
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A really bad looking fake.
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