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<p>[QUOTE="ksparrow, post: 2898822, member: 7638"]I hope we will here more on why coin #2 is a fake. To my eyes, the images posted don't show anything definitive. But then, I'm no expert. Full size images would be helpful, if they are available. One of the mainstays of gold coin counterfeit detection is knowing that fakes will have repeating marks (usually depressions) acquired during the transfer die process. The TPG's know what to look for in the different series. I don't see any on the second coin posted (there is a rounded mark in the field but it seems to have sharp edges unlike depressions which are softer). </p><p> Re: "spikes" In up to 3% of cases, coins with these are in fact genuine, especially on Liberty head coins from the late 19th-early 20th century (Fivaz, US Gold Coin Counterfeit Detection guide, p. 5).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ksparrow, post: 2898822, member: 7638"]I hope we will here more on why coin #2 is a fake. To my eyes, the images posted don't show anything definitive. But then, I'm no expert. Full size images would be helpful, if they are available. One of the mainstays of gold coin counterfeit detection is knowing that fakes will have repeating marks (usually depressions) acquired during the transfer die process. The TPG's know what to look for in the different series. I don't see any on the second coin posted (there is a rounded mark in the field but it seems to have sharp edges unlike depressions which are softer). Re: "spikes" In up to 3% of cases, coins with these are in fact genuine, especially on Liberty head coins from the late 19th-early 20th century (Fivaz, US Gold Coin Counterfeit Detection guide, p. 5).[/QUOTE]
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