1929 St Gaudens - Thoughts?

Fake. Coarse crappy details especially the hair

 

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ILM, whatever happened with this coin ?

 

It was obvious fake in hand

 

I think he wants to know the fate of it. You had it in hand, @ilmcoins. Where did it go from there? What can you tell us of the fate of it when it left your hands?

 

Just look at any Choice to Gem Mint State St. Gaudens $20 gold, and you will see the difference. This thing lacks crispness in the design and Ms. Liberty looks like a fat hog compared to the real thing.

Bear in mind that the design stays the same from one year to another. Unless the master hubs are changed, only the date and mint mark change. The mint would have never issued something this bad, especially when counterfeiting is a major issue with these high denomination coins.

 

Not sure. This thread was revived from 4 years ago. There must be a lot out there because I have come across 10+ since then. And I don't see near the number of coins as some members.

 

Not being in the business, myself, that's interesting they'd try to run it by a dealer. What nerve. You got him, though, that's the important thing.

 

Wow, I'm surprised there'd be that many fakes of a pretty rare date.

The commons in the Saints series end with the 1928 coin.

 

Well, this category is out of my regular spectrum, but to me it's actually somewhat unusual to see a worn example...most are more usually in the AU-MS category. Wear, et al, on certain coins can cause all sorts of false suspicion and that may be the case with this one. I'm going out on a limb with an opinion that it's genuine.

 

You are on that limb by yourself. Look at the lettering at the top of the reverse. It’s weak in the wrong way. One way to detect counterfeits is to know what the real thing looks like. This flunks all over the place. Did you look at the genuine piece that @physics-fan3.14 linked to a Heritage Auction?