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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2898420, member: 24314"]UniqueDesigns, posted: "I don't claim to know enough, but think you might have missed a few nuances." </p><p><br /></p><p>OK guys, the jig is up. [USER=17654]@UniqueDesigns[/USER] is going to blow my cover. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> You are going to hate me for this...but I gave you a clue in the beginning. The instructor in the class is a troll! He likes to keep the students on their toes so...</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps this is the nuance - Both coins are counterfeit. The first is a type seen around the 1970's. It was gold but a low alloy. These were so poorly made that some thought they were cast counterfeits! Actually, they were among some of the first die struck examples made in the middle east.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a great improvement seen by the late 1970's and early 1980's. Much sharper and correct alloy of gold. Still, compared to the fakes being made today this is coin would be easily detected by a professional authenticator and major gold dealers. Still, most collectors would think it was genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>More later. My college team is on TV.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2898420, member: 24314"]UniqueDesigns, posted: "I don't claim to know enough, but think you might have missed a few nuances." OK guys, the jig is up. [USER=17654]@UniqueDesigns[/USER] is going to blow my cover. :( You are going to hate me for this...but I gave you a clue in the beginning. The instructor in the class is a troll! He likes to keep the students on their toes so... Perhaps this is the nuance - Both coins are counterfeit. The first is a type seen around the 1970's. It was gold but a low alloy. These were so poorly made that some thought they were cast counterfeits! Actually, they were among some of the first die struck examples made in the middle east. The second is a great improvement seen by the late 1970's and early 1980's. Much sharper and correct alloy of gold. Still, compared to the fakes being made today this is coin would be easily detected by a professional authenticator and major gold dealers. Still, most collectors would think it was genuine. More later. My college team is on TV.[/QUOTE]
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