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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2540050, member: 24314&quot;]Absolutely not.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, in the case of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">gold dollars</span> the strength, clarity, and shape of the denticals <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />sorry: that&#039;s what we called them in the 60&#039;s) are not very reliable characteristics to use for authentication.&nbsp; They can be strong, very weak, and even non-existent on genuine pieces.&nbsp; However, you should check them for the commonly seen tool marks on older counterfeit dies; some of which may still be in use today.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS&nbsp; I forgot to mention when you see a gold coin with full blazing original luster on its surface yet the details of an XF/AU (look at center of obverse) it is a better indication of a fake than the denticals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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