Rare gold coin may fetch up to $4 million at Georgia auction

The last that I heard the coin has been pulled from the auction.

Update: It appears that this item has been removed from the auction


http://www.coinweek.com/news/featur...-auctioned-on-june-2-in-georgia-real-or-fake/

 

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Coin World added this note:

Editors Note: We have had multiple numismatic experts contact CoinWeek expressing their opinion that while the story is interesting, they do not believe the coin is authentic. Potential bidders would be well advised to seek the guidance of a US Gold expert to examine the coin.

 

With the side by side pictures that are shown in the link that Treashunt posted it is clear that the two do not come from the same rev die. A second specimen showing up is hard to swallow, but a second specimen from a previously unknown die with no record of having been shipped or received is asking too much.

 

remember the Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman?

 

Definitely not authentic. The date shows that for sure. I don't think the mint would use two different die pairs to strike 2 different coins...

Glad it was pulled from the auction.