One Real, One Fake & GTG

Ok, let's talk about the small and the big Indian

 

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I don't know what I'm talking about, BUT here goes...
3 is fake, and the ten AU 50
Just because yawl are picking on the BIG Indian

 

Just for the sake of diversity I say the $3 is not genuine and the $10 is an Au58.

 

Too late Michael

 

So which is fake OP?

 

And the FAKE Indian IS??

 

Looks like we have some smart whippersnappers here. The $10 is fake, and the $3 got an AU58. I had posted the $10 before on this forum and no one said anything about it looking fake, so I thought I would send it in. I was expecting the exact opposite results. Thought the $3 would be fake, as so many are, and the $10 get an AU58. I didn't think the $3 was AU58. I was thinking XF45-AU50. That's why I said I was shocked. I guess it's a soft strike in the hair.

 

Comparing these to photos of genuine coins, I'll say the $10 is a fake because the numerals 1 and 4 seem to have bell-bottoms, but the real coins don't.

The $3 seems real but it is not a high grade...lack of detail in the head dress.

 

Scary how good the fakes are getting...is it at least real gold?

 

Yes, real gold. I sold a fake 1898 $20 gold as scrap a few months ago and got $1085 for the gold content. I love this design, so I can't decide if I will keep it for bullion, or sell it for scrap.

 

Fake $10, XF-45 on the Princess

 

My guess is the ten.....something about the edge of the coin doesn't look correct

 

Results were posted earlier this morning. You are correct.

 

I thought the rim was weird also, but no one told me any different, so I moved ahead and "invested" $40 into PCGS telling me it was no good. At least I can get about $500 worth of gold out if it

 

That's really good advice for counterfeit detection. I've never thought to start at the rims.

 

oohh my gosh,
I Almost got it right Just Saying!!!

 

Umm, I hope this is sarcasm. You were the most wrong.

 

I am no expert in gold and so how can you tell. I thought the $3 is the fake. Yeah the 10 rim look funny but it could be a striking issue. But again I am expert in fake gold coins.