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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2005338, member: 20480&quot;]I cannot answer that question.&nbsp; Many forged gold coins have the correct gold content, so as to be as deceptive as possible.&nbsp; This coin would have to be tested to make sure it was gold . . . even if it weighed and measured right, it could still be plated tungsten, able to be checked by hardness (tungsten is roughly 6 imes the stiffness of gold, and should ring at a much higher frequency than a gold coin of the same design).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have personally handled at least a few dozen fake gold coins that all contained the correct amount of gold in them, and still own 6 that I was never able to return to the sellers. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Someday,I&#039;ll find an acceptable way to deface them and offer them for sale as curios.&nbsp; For now, they serve as a reminder that we must always be honing our authentication skills.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;- Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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