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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;superc, post: 1835703, member: 44079&quot;]Reality is no one can tell a good fake from just a picture.&nbsp; Only clumsy fakes can be detected that way.&nbsp; What is the weight in grams to the second decimal place on a calibrated scale?&nbsp; A pinprick of Nitric acid on the rim will also tell much.&nbsp; What is the size of the coin in mm?&nbsp; Cleaning agents can change gold coin color so if the color is wrong, that could just mean someone for whatever reason dipped it.&nbsp; Likewise I rarely see on my own uploaded photos a coin image that is the exact shade and tint of the real one in my hand.&nbsp; Monitor quality, available gamma at time of photography, camera quality, and line noise all have an effect what we see, so hold off on color alerts till you have it in front of you.&nbsp; 1874 was a high production year.&nbsp; If it said 1875, then epoxying a number on would make more sense, but for a 74?&nbsp; What&#039;d they do?&nbsp; Scrape off the 5 and glue on a 4?&nbsp; LoL.&nbsp; It looks from the pics like a fairly standard $200 gold dollar, maybe VF.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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