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<p>[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 492826, member: 1674"]Doug, a lot of the marks you circled look indented to me like typical AU gold coin chatter. The exceptions are the marks in this image:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/forum/attachments/38019d1231004167t-rev-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot tell if they are incuse or in relief. If they are in relief then I agree the coin is NG, but if not, I couldn't say for certain.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the problems with authenticating gold from images is that color tones matter and it is impossible to see an image and <i>know</i> exactly what the actual coin loks like color-wise. Our 2 best authenticators wouldn't even use a loupe to look at this coin, they would be able to determine authenticity by color alone. The "Lebanon luster" is just a little off from what genuine coins should look like. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, without seeing it in hand I am unwilling to say either way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 492826, member: 1674"]Doug, a lot of the marks you circled look indented to me like typical AU gold coin chatter. The exceptions are the marks in this image: [IMG]http://www.cointalk.com/forum/attachments/38019d1231004167t-rev-2.jpg[/IMG] I cannot tell if they are incuse or in relief. If they are in relief then I agree the coin is NG, but if not, I couldn't say for certain. One of the problems with authenticating gold from images is that color tones matter and it is impossible to see an image and [i]know[/i] exactly what the actual coin loks like color-wise. Our 2 best authenticators wouldn't even use a loupe to look at this coin, they would be able to determine authenticity by color alone. The "Lebanon luster" is just a little off from what genuine coins should look like. Bottom line, without seeing it in hand I am unwilling to say either way.[/QUOTE]
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