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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 26332543, member: 13650&quot;]I&#039;ve been reading about how there were some very good $2.5 fakes made in the early 1970s.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;m examining a $2.5 in a ring and it&#039;s definitely not an obvious fake.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a counterfeit at all but was wondering if there really are fakes that are so good you couldn&#039;t tell?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was XRF&#039;d at dealer and was sent to a secondary authenticator but I don&#039;t know how much of an expert that authenticator really is.&nbsp; I&#039;ve studied it very hard myself and while I can&#039;t weigh it, it does look right and have tested it with a Kee and Sigma wand and the composition shows as being correct.&nbsp; &nbsp; I don&#039;t see tool marks or obvious impressions or raised lines.&nbsp; But a lot of the edge is covered.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Does anyone know how good are the best fakes and was there any estimate on how many might be out there?&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve read that the gold will be correct in many of the fakes as well so I still have some concern but I can&#039;t point to anything being off about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; No issues at the neck.&nbsp; No raised spikes.&nbsp; Just scratches and dents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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