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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 3222071, member: 20480&quot;]Actually, most counterfeit gold coins are of smaller denominations because, unlike larger gold coins, they sell at a much higher premium to their gold content.&nbsp; Counterfeiters would have a hard time making deceptive fakes of large coins because they&#039;d need to find a way of substituting another material or the gold.&nbsp; With smaller coins, they can make them with the correct gold content and still make a lot of money because of that high premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for possessing the machinery necessary to strike counterfeits, it is available, and at pretty reasonable cost if making a lot of fakes.&nbsp; More importantly, counterfeiters may simply &quot;borrow&quot; the equipment of another business during off hours (think 2nd or 3rd shift, or weekends) if they work in the right type of industry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say it is quite rare for counterfeits made today to be made of less gold than the real thing, and that&#039;s almost certainly why you&#039;re unaware of their prevalence, as are most pawn, jewelry and, yes, even coin dealers who trust in correct weight / gold content to authenticate them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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