did i get ripped off?

Today i purchased ten 1/10th oz. Gold coins they all looked ok when i saw them at first and i was buying from a lcs so i overlooked this gold coin. I cannot find any info on this online. I was wondering if you guys could help out maybe spmeone has seen them before?

 

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It's gold... so, no, you didn't get ripped off.

 

I think i saw a bunk of those at a resale shop in my neighborhood. the obverse looks familar

 

It looks gold. But after i wrote the thread i hesitantly did a stone/acid test on it. It wouldnt stay on 22kt or 18kt. It is the correct weight though

 

Also i just noticed it says .9999 but no mention of gold. Be AWARE of these guys. All my research done on this date did not exist either.

 

I couldn't find it in the Krause book.

 

The info I have is - 8 grams of .9999 fine gold, 19.5mm diameter. 8,980 were minted by the Perth Mint with 5,000 coins issued. Not listed in Krause.

 

The coin is listed in Krause Km#823 Purity 999 and actual gold content 3 grams. But there is no picture. Added it mentions Pobjoy not Perth Mint.

 

I read the same thus is 3.1 grams

 

The info I see has the denom wrong . Must be 2 types out there . Odd piece-sorry for the mistake-

 

Googling it came up with this old Ebay item. The pictures have been deleted, though. I would contact the Perth Mint and send them the pictures to see if they minted it. Good luck.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Perth-Mint-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

That is 125 Dollars coin issue i have seen it in auction couple times, seeing how different this coin is. It is definitely not issued by Perth mint and I wouldn't be suprised Krause is correct.


http://www.icollector.com/Cook-Isla...-and-Elizabeth-II-gold-125-Dollars-1_i5386985

 

Yea i saw that ebay item earlier.no picsjeez

 

So it was a counterfeit made in a smaller size than the actual coin. Honestly what was really strange was it had $50 face value. That caught my eye quick. Yet it is definitley made well no cast issues. Struck well. Has some luster although mishandled. What an operation it must be...this is bad bad bad for investors.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Spread the news on the new fake. I just tweeted it

 

MAKECents i don't think it is a fake why would anyone fake a Cook islands coin and issue that doesn't even have a numi value. As i said it is listed in 1995 50 Dollars is Listed in Krause i would email and check with Pobjoy and even Perth Mint.

 

Why wouldnt you fake them. I paid 170$ for it. Now say you make 1000 copiesthats about $170000

 

Is it listed as a 1/10th oz?

 

Listed as 3 gram gold coin so it is close 1/10 oz.

 

Now I'm confused..why wouldn't the acid test stay