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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TaborTot22, post: 1923790, member: 39398&quot;]This is the OP if you didn&#039;t know...this thread has went crazy with tungsten.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have had multiple correspondence with the seller of the $50 gold eagle in question.&nbsp; I have asked him two things:&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; To measure the diameter of the coin in mm and 2) if he would meet me at a local coin shop to verify the authenticity of the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In his e-mail response, he didn&#039;t give me the measurement of the diameter and said this:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Hello there, </i></p><p><i>Are you able to possibly meet this evening Around 7 or so? If so let me know. If you&#039;re worried about the authenticity of it I can assure you it is 100% gold. It&#039;s not plated (American eagles are infamously very very difficult to replicate anyway) and I can run you a number of tests very quickly instead of taking an hour or more out of our day waiting around at a shop for an estimate. I personally don&#039;t have the time. But it is a guarentee and if you take it somewhere on your own time and they say it&#039;s not authentic I WILL refund your money. PLUS interest. Only because I know that won&#039;t happen. Anyways let me know if this evening (Saturday) is good for you. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>I have wrote him back with the following reply:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I&#039;m sorry but this will not work.&nbsp; Before I pay out over $1000 for an item, I need to get some paperwork, COA or a professional to look at the coin.&nbsp; I have been burned in the past and I need to protect myself before I do it again.&nbsp; There are plenty of coin shops in Indy that we can meet at including the Lost Dutchman.&nbsp; I doubt if it will take an hour or more...all I want is their professional opinion on the authenticity of the coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want an appraisal or an estimate but just their opinion of the validity of the coin.&nbsp; If this won&#039;t work for you, then I will have to decline my offer.&nbsp; Also, I asked if you would simply measure the diameter of the coin, but you didn&#039;t send me that number either.&nbsp; Again, I will be happy to purchase if you can agree with my terms, which I don&#039;t think is unreasonable. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I doubt if this transaction will happen but I feel good knowing that I was being careful and cautious.&nbsp; Even if the coin is authentic, the words and actions of this gentlemen are making me think twice before doing a coin transaction with him.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Initial thoughts regarding our recent communication?&nbsp; Am I being too cautious (if that&#039;s possible)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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