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<p>[QUOTE="GoldCoinLover, post: 672206, member: 4336"]According to Bill Fivaz counterfeit gold detection guide to gold and what I have learned,</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin is EF grade or lower (such as this one), chances are in your favor it is a geniune coin. This is not a 100% rule however, but is a good rule of thumb.</p><p><br /></p><p>As others have said, the no return policy means stay away. If it's counterfeit or it turns out to be, he should offer to refund you, but that doesn't seem to be the case since there's no return policy.</p><p><br /></p><p>You never know with these coins, its a gamble, it may have been cleaned, whizzed, tooled, plugged, you just never know, especially from bad photo's. Why not buy an EF certified one instead? Go with ANACS, PCGS or NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is counterfeit and you end up buying it, it would be a good lesson to learn from. I wish I had some reference counterfeit gold I could study, but I don't.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldCoinLover, post: 672206, member: 4336"]According to Bill Fivaz counterfeit gold detection guide to gold and what I have learned, If the coin is EF grade or lower (such as this one), chances are in your favor it is a geniune coin. This is not a 100% rule however, but is a good rule of thumb. As others have said, the no return policy means stay away. If it's counterfeit or it turns out to be, he should offer to refund you, but that doesn't seem to be the case since there's no return policy. You never know with these coins, its a gamble, it may have been cleaned, whizzed, tooled, plugged, you just never know, especially from bad photo's. Why not buy an EF certified one instead? Go with ANACS, PCGS or NGC. If it is counterfeit and you end up buying it, it would be a good lesson to learn from. I wish I had some reference counterfeit gold I could study, but I don't.[/QUOTE]
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