Dear all, I did some measures on a bullion 1/4 ounce Platinum Eagle (2000) (see below and attached photos) about diameter, width, density , and weight. and some results do not agree. I read this thread https://www.cointalk.com/threads/platinum-eagle-specs-is-this-genuine.258875/ and so i would like to know your opinion. Could it be a counterfeit coin? Is the measured weight too distant from the correct one? Expected Diameter 22.00 mm ; Measured (22.00 +/- 0.02) mm Expected width 1.32 mm ; Measured (1.38 +/- 0.02) mm Expected weight 7.780 g mm ; Measured ( 7.80-7.83 +/- 0.02) g Expected Density nearly 21.45 g/cm^3 ; Masured (21.4 +/- 0.5) g/cm^3 Thank you
As I said, it almost definitely isn't, BUT I see some separation in the first 2 0's. Only issue, the mint switched completely to producing single squeeze dies in 1997. I can confirm it is just the way the photo comes out, including glare.
They are both nearly 10% heavier than they are supposed to be. Out of curiosity, were did you get these?
Thank you for your response, i did the best snapshot that i can do, maybe could help mmmm 10%? sorry i do not understand this percentage, the weight difference is less than 1% I very recently bought the coin from a bullion company
thank you @Inspector43 for your comment as you maybe yet understood, i should advise that i am a beginner in this field
Thank you very much @Inspector43 , your welcome is very appreciated thank you @Bluntflame for your response, so you think that it is a counterfeited coin, maybe i should involve some police-man
*Update, I find that the measured values are not so anomalous, so the coin is probably not counterfeited. i Thank again who has intervened in this thread