Snipe of a lifetime!

Hopefully it doesn't have a chocolate center. I hope it's real though.

 

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Guilty until proven innocent, considering the source. Worth the gamble though. Good luck.

 

Fake

 

Been there, done, that, got the fake coin.

Most likely outcomes, in order:

1) You receive nothing at all, or an empty package.
2) You receive a package containing a random item.
3) You receive a package containing a "$5 gold" coin that looks nothing like the photo, and is obviously fake.
4) You receive a package containing a "$5 gold" coin that's a somewhat convincing fake.

Yes, it's possible to get genuine gold well below melt on eBay, if you're on at the right moment when the Buy It Now listing appears. I've gotten a substantial fraction of my gold that way.

But for every success I've had that way, I've had several failures, where (a) the sale was canceled, or (b) I never received anything, or (c) I've received an empty package, or (d) I've received an obvious fake.

I haven't had any failures related to ordering gold from new Russian or Eastern European or Chinese sellers offering super-low prices, though -- because I know that's a full-fledged scamming industry, and looking for legitimate offers there is a bit like digging through a ten-foot pile of manure in hopes that you'll find a pony underneath it.

 

Either chocolate or Tungsten... I’d prefer chocolate ;-)

@mrweaseluv Sorry, but according to the screenshot, you bought from a Russian or Easter European seller... that’s bad news. And only $5 shipping? Do you really expect the seller to ship a gold coin for about $50 and to eat the shipping fees too? Not gonna happen.

 

Who got sniped?

 

Did you read the fine print. It usually states that the coin is plated. I've seen similar ads on eBay, I get a good laugh and move on. Sorry, but it's to good to be true.

 

I think that with a ten foot pile you'd find an elephant under it.

 

At a glance it's fake. The mush details are total giveaway among some other details.

 

If either a pony or an elephant is under the pile, They're Doing It Wrong.

 

I Agree about the stock photos being used by crooked Russian sellers. There's no way I would knowingly waste my time playing into these Russian and Chinese coin scams. Avoid all coins from Russia and China

 

Someone who sets out with the goal of ripping someone off often ends up getting ripped off themselves. In such situations, neither party has any right to be resentful towards the other because they both sought to do the same thing. In the end, neither is any better than the other and at least one of them has it coming.

That's how these things perpetuate.

 

I've got just the picture but if I post it I'll probably be banned from CT for life.

 

Fake - no free ride in numismatics lol

 

I'll add to the list of people voting for FAKE!

 

Real? 99-1 long shot. Good luck if you take it, but I wouldn’t bet on that horse.

 

+1 for fake

 

That's what happened to me a few years ago with a Trade Dollar. pic was of a genuine, but I git a really bad fake. Both ebay and paypal had my back, I got my money back, got to keep the fake, and the seller got banned from both ebay and paypal.

 

Hard to tell for sure. Using the pictures you posted the details look too mushy for my liking. My opinion - Counterfeit.