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Israel
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Hello. I'd love to get help in evaluating a coin, I have a gold dollar coin of 1868. Where can I get professional help? Maybe someone can give me an initial estimate ... Where to sell such currency? Thank you  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From these pictures I grade this beautiful (and rare at only 10,500 minted) coin at EF-40. (It may easily be better/higher grade in hand...) 2010 RedBook lists this coin in EF-40 as $400. I would consider ebay or Heritage for a sale. and...  to the Forum! Edited by Moe145
08/23/2010 08:37 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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These are heavily counterfeited, so I'd be really careful and have it examined by a dealer or certified before selling it. The irregular denticals and the bubbly devices(mushy details) don't bode very well, but it's hard to say for sure from those pics. If genuine, I agree with Moe at about EF-40ish, maybe a weakly struck AU...but my bet is on counterfeit.  Edited by johnny54321
08/23/2010 5:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With my extemely limited experience and knowledge...
At firt glance...A red flag of question goes up.
I agree with above...get it certified.
I hope for you that it is real.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Before you do anything else, weigh the coin. A genuine example will weigh 1.672 grams and it should also have a diameter of 15mm. If your coin is lighter than this, odds are very high that it is a fake.
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New Member
 Israel
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Thank you very much! I measured the quarter and 15 Malimter, the weight is a problem because I have no tools for that. But I can say that the currency a little heavy for its size. I hope that is not a fake   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Heaviness in hand wouldn't be an issue (for me at least). Gold is very dense and is going to "feel" heavier than your standard copper/nickel/zinc coinage that is in circulation. I have a gold quarter eagle that's about the size of a penny and when you hold it you go "whoa, that's a heavy coin". Still, get it certified, because as people have said, gold coins are very widely counterfeited.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Many of the fakes are made with real gold and are in the proper dimensions, so that will not weed out all of the counterfeits(though it will make your chances a bit better, and also verify that the coin has some value due to gold content). I was reading Collector's Universe, and this particular date is one of the more popular dates to counterfeit.
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United States
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it looks a little 'funky' to me.
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Valued Member
United States
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Take it your local coin dealer, he should have a scale that can weigh the coin for you.
That should give you some idea as to the authenticity of the coin.
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