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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldCoinLover, post: 844919, member: 4336&quot;]Thanks Raider. I put alot of effort into that thread. To the OP, hopefully when you read it you will learn something. If one person can read it and learn something, its a winner for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The PCGS Guide to grading and counterfeit detection is excellent. It shows you what geniune coins look like, so anything that looks less looks suspicious. On the other hand, the book from whitman tells you what fake coins look like. It&#039;s a perfect match, get both! Also, in Numismatic News often times Michael Fazzari an authentication expert will chime in on how to spot fakes. I have some of the issues taped up on my wall. The key is to zero in where the fields meet the relief. Look for sharp crisp letters, die polish, and it shouldn&#039;t be grainy.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may also want to read The numismatist from the ANA, Brian Silliman authenticator and NCS conservatist has counterfeit detection issues and how to spot problem coins. You may also want to take a class. This summer I am going to try and take the 2 week course in Colorado on counterfeit detection. I took a class on it in 2008 locally here in phoenix, but it was only 1 day. Still, you get to look at lots of counterfeit gold. It was a great experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck! And Doug is right about the middle east, I had learned from pawn stars about it. I didn&#039;t think people would counterfeit double eagles because of the gold content as much as the smaller denomination, but I was wrong. They cranked these out like nothing! If it looks too good to be true, it may just be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, another good book that is interesting. Numismatic Forgery. It&#039;s a great read.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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