Fakes or not? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1868-gold-dollar-deal-or-no-deal.38721/ Some clues http://moneditis.com/2016/04/01/1-gold-dollar-1868-fake/
I just decided to stop collecting US coins and focus completely on colorized bullion: Btw this is a fake too and NOT made of silver. How about that? ;-)
I usually have a good sense of humor. For some reason, I am having trouble getting into the "holiday spirit" of April 1.
The problem with April Fools jokes on the internet is that they will still be here tomorrow, next month, next year etc and they keep popping up as people rediscover them and not realize they were April Fools items.