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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 564573, member: 13650&quot;]Ditto.&nbsp; I have this book.&nbsp; If you blow up the pictures so we can see better details, we may be able to notice something.&nbsp; &nbsp; There&#039;s no way of verifying anything on a counterfeit this good, with a picture this small.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; It should be noted that $2.5 and $5 Indians have what&#039;s been called an &#039;above average&#039; number of counterfeits in existence.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; I don&#039;t know, but it is well known.&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowing this, I wouldn&#039;t even try to buy an ungraded one, even at a huge discount.&nbsp; Much less a loose one overseas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; There are many indicators to look for.&nbsp; If you get that book it would help you a lot.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; You should get a basic gold test kit and verify that it is gold.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a stone and a set of chemicals.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can swipe the edge of the coin lightly over the stone.&nbsp; This leaves behind some gold dust.&nbsp; Then you put a drop from varying K levels until the line turns brown and dissolves.&nbsp; &nbsp; It looks gold but who knows?&nbsp; &nbsp; If the 10k solution dissolves it and it disappears, than it&#039;s not even gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it&#039;s been labeled a fake by 3 TPGs, I wouldn&#039;t be afraid to do some experimentation with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; How does the reeded edge look under magnification compared to your other examples?&nbsp; &nbsp; Check for uneven portions or fat rounded reeded edge.&nbsp; Look for fine raised spikes around the edges in the fields or tool marks on the back of the indian&#039;s neck.&nbsp; Small depressions with luster.&nbsp; These are some common issues on fakes.&nbsp; But not the rule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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