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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 1794351, member: 26430&quot;]Thanks all for the detailed responses!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p>Note -- aside from my coin, GDJMSP, your off-metal strikes are quite a remarkable addition to your regular collection of gold ducats! That&#039;s very cool (especially to have found two)!</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>GDJMSP, I&#039;ve been getting feedback from others arguing strongly against it being an off-metal/pattern strike (undocumented variety in the pattern catalogs, which your coin(s) address; and the poor strike and wear, which your second coin shows, but seems unusual for a mid-19th century US coin). I&#039;m trying to weigh that against evidence for it being a contemporary counterfeit (especially the traces of gold plating).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most responses I&#039;ve heard argue for counterfeit with plating. I&#039;m not familiar with counterfeits other than fake ancients, but it seems remarkably well made. I would assume it&#039;s struck, which would indicate stolen dies, I think, since I don&#039;t see any evidence of casting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I kind of like a combination scenario, however improbable: It&#039;s an off-metal &quot;pattern&quot; strike that some stole sometime in the 19th century and electroplated with gold to create a counterfeit... I suppose that would be a lot of effort for a thief to go through to make a quarter eagle.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Perhaps I will start search for examples of $2.50 Liberty forgeries and see if I can find any others (they wouldn&#039;t have made just one).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I paid a rather trivial amount for it, and I&#039;m willing to pay NGC another service to give me an opinion. I wonder, though, if they determine it&#039;s a counterfeit (and thus illegal for a private individual to possess), do they keep it? Are they likely to have this same debate and just send it back as unidentifiable? I suppose I&#039;ll check the FAQ before sending it in![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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