Gold Sovereign New Seller Fake?

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  1. fretboard

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  3. Neal

    Neal Well-Known Member

    I could not possibly judge a fake from the picture, but possibly the seller knows it to be an Arabic fake? Much scarcer than the common Chinese fake, hence the higher price.
     
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  4. Kentucky

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    What makes you think it is a fake?
     
  5. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    The coin in the images does not look counterfeit to me, but the "more than 10" indicates to me that you receive a fake instead and the images are copied from elsewhere. Contact the seller and see if their response seems shady I guess, if it's worth the effort. No one in their right mind spends that much on a 0 feedback seller with only one item listed. I also seem to see a lot of these types of listings out of Ft Lauderdale.
     
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  6. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    I agree and I don't even know what I'm talking about. :bucktooth:
     
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  7. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I was just tempted by a BIN Hawaii half-dollar at a low price until I noticed "Three left"
     
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  8. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    The dragon head looks a little off is all, could be real just the listing made me think it could be fake as he list it as an Arabic coin and he has more than 10 to sell. I would think if someone really has more than 10 to sell, they should know it's a British gold sovereign! :)
     
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  9. Barney McRae

    Barney McRae Well-Known Member

    Yeah. I have no advice for the orginal poster. I have 34 of this era's British era sovereigns that I inherited. I have no idea. Coin dealers as a rule in the states have ZERO idea about their grade or worth here, they get ZERO respect, and it is a great source of irritation to me. Gold is gold, but these coins that have uncirculated condition are are worth a whole lot more across the great pond. US dealers are just not used to understanding them nor accessing their worth.
     
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