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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 118953, member: 669&quot;]In the strict sense one would &quot;forge&quot;, not &quot;counterfeit&quot; with real gold. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Counterfeits, which are coins intended to circulate as money, would not be made from the true alloy as the cost of manufacture would defeat the purpose.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, forgeries, which are made to imitate real coins for sale to collectors, are not usually made of the true alloy, but in some cases they are.&nbsp; If a half-ounce gold coin is worth thousands of dollars as a collector&#039;s item, investing a few hundred dollars in raw materials can be very profitable.&nbsp; By doing so the forger winds up with a coin which pases the first tests usually given to suspect coins - it&#039;s weight is correct, and the color is correct.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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