Someone says I sold them a counterfeit. Are they right?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by C-B-D, Sep 10, 2020.

  1. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    If it is it’s a really good one. I can’t tell. Though again I’m not a specialist in the series
     
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  3. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I talked to Roger about this coin over on the NGC forums. He's having trouble posting here, for some reason. Anyways, this was his reply:

     
  4. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Julian at Bonanza coins saw it in hand and gave his approval. Authentic.
     
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  5. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    It's nice to hear some good news, for a change ..
     
  6. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    That’s good. I didn’t see anything obvious wrong either. Glad it checked out
     
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  8. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    And everyone is happy, happy, happy
     
  9. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    When I looked at the photos, my first thought was that it looked like Liberty's hair was sinking into the field. I assumed @C-B-D would immediately pick up on that if true, though, so I figured it was just the photograph. Glad to hear that was the case.
     
  10. wxcoin

    wxcoin Getting no respect since I was a baby

    Good to hear. You must still be buzzing from those 1833 dimes!
     
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  11. schnickelfritz48

    schnickelfritz48 Well-Known Member

    Was there ever any mention as to the weight of the 1924 double eagle in question ? I'll admit, based on my collection of St. Gaudens, this coin, if counterfeit, would have fooled me.
     
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  12. Lawrence Chard

    Lawrence Chard Junior Member

    I think you mean George V (1910 - 1936), not George VI (1936 - 1952).
     
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  13. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    Followed the entire thread, compared both coins to the fake from the article on about 25 areas and thought it was authentic. Very good post. Made me feel like I actually knew what I was doing, learning how to spot fakes. Learned a lot today.

    @ZoidMeister ...good job picking out those stars gafs...Spark
     
  14. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Very interesting posts. Learning from CT's finest, thanks to all of you!
     
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  15. harrync

    harrync Well-Known Member

    Back in the late 60's, I was buying $20's at the going price pf $40 each, so there was a potential profit of $5/coin. Five dollars was a not insignificant sum in 1960's Lebanon. In the 1979 Hunt Brothers silver run-up, gold went along for the ride and I was selling them a half dozen at a time to a major dealer at $600 each. One day he says two of that last bunch were fake; I offer to take them back. He says, too late, they are already in the melting pot, they were full weight and fineness so no problem. They were melting just about everything at that time. He had a box of miscellaneous silver for sale at spot. After a week, anything that didn't sell went off to the refiner. i saved a George Jensen serving spoon and a SF mint stamped 20 oz bar from the melting pot.
     
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  16. harrync

    harrync Well-Known Member

    i saved a George Jensen serving spoon and a SF mint stamped 20 oz bar from the melting pot.[/QUOTE]

    Here is the bar. Actually was 22.41 oz. siver bar.jpeg
     
  17. wxcoin

    wxcoin Getting no respect since I was a baby

    I need my eyes checked. At first glance I thought I read George Jetson.
     
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  18. CaptHenway

    CaptHenway Survivor

    I saw nothing obviously wrong with the OP pictures. I would have expected it to be a little bit redder in color, but it may have been dipped and/or the camera's color balance may have been off.

    Right now common $20's have a negligible premium over melt value, percentage wise. However, always remember that today is not all of time. I bought my first common date $20 in 1966, a BU 1900-S for $50. At that time melt was just under $34, so the premium over melt was just over $16, or 48%!!!!!!!!!! I was happy with it, even though $50 was a lot of money back then.

    I think I have identified that Beirut Mint. Someday I will write about it.
     
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  19. wxcoin

    wxcoin Getting no respect since I was a baby

    Is there anything left of it to write about?
     
  20. Bayern

    Bayern Active Member

    Was scrolling through to see if anyone else caught this, before I attempted to reply :cat:
     
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  21. Steve Shupe

    Steve Shupe Active Member

    the weak strike on the hair on the left but the stars look strong, would put a warning flag up for me. As previously stated, the bumps on liberty would also be a red flag.
    I would agree that this looks to be counterfeit.
     
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