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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 9353, member: 669&quot;]Very hard to tell from a photo, but the surface does look a little grainy, which might indicate a cast copy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Counterfeiters are usually pretty good about getting the diameter right, but the weight is a different story, since getting the weight of base metal to match the weight of the same volume of gold isn&#039;t easy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The genuine coin (KM#609) weighs 3.5g and is ~26mm.&nbsp; It&#039;s actual gold weight is .2461 oz, so the bullion value is less than $100 at today&#039;s prices.&nbsp; The lowest grade priced in the latest 18th century Krause (3rd Ed., 2002) is Fine, at $125.&nbsp; Yours is much too worn to receive an F, so bullion value it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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