Pawn Shop Find

My little brother is back east and he found this for me:





That's a good little brother. :hug:

 

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Nice. Coin and brother.

 

nice

I like it!! And the picture is great. Now.....was it a bargain???:smile

 

Nice. But crimp down those staples.

 

$160 is a bargain in my book.

And when I get her, she will be sent in for grading.

 

Very nice coin, good brother.

 

yep

Yes, I would have jumped on it also. Again great find.:high5:

 

I'm 99% sure your coin is counterfeit.

 

Is there any way you could take a picture of the coin outside a 2x2?

 

Yeah, looking at it now, I can see that. BUT, it's ok. I need one (counterfeit) for my collection. This will educate my brother and myself. It's only a $160 'mistake' if it is counterfeit. :|

However, the coin is in VA and I am in CA. I'll be able to take a look at it in a few weeks. Oh well. Live and learn, right?

 

how can you tell?

 

The coin has raised spots on the surface, which are indicative of a counterfeit.

Vroomer, 160 is still an okay deal, since the coin is more than likely gold, and within tolerances. It looks like your probaly only paid 20 dollars over spot, but it's a very nice counterfeit.

 

Another thing that to me condemns the coin is the tooling on the obverse at 9 oclock extending from the rim into the field.

 

Thats why I'm not really into buying coins, I cant tell if they are counterfeit or not.

 

I had told my bro to see what the mass of the coin was and get a picture for me BEFORE he bought it. Regardless, I will be submitting this for a grade. He claims his camera takes bad pictures.

 

It all comes in time, looking at a lot of coins and reading a lot of books on that subject.

If it help most of us did not see it either. Good eye Zaneman.

 

yeah, since I collect much cheaper coin on the whole (save the odd pricey one here and there) I buy with much more confidence but I also know what to look for with a cast fake. I worry far more when I buy an ancient or any older more valuable coin. though most people wont take the time to fake a circulated modern nickel / copper / alum / silver / etc...

 

Zane, can you point out some of the raised spots on the surface and also the tooling that you're talking about? I'm just not seeing them...

 

I just don't see it....

Speedy

 

Although I dont see the raised spots he sees, I do see some issues with the denticles on the reverse. 4:00 and 8:00 area in particular. Is that enough for me to say its a counterfeit, no, am I bit suspect of the coin, yes. I vote you weigh it. If thats ok, submit to NGC, PCGS or ANACS for authenication purposes.