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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;10gary22, post: 1351299, member: 23626&quot;]Honestly, if all you are going to do is provide them with a pic of their coins, you don;t need to determine the authenticity of them. However, buying them is another story altogether. And the best way to tell if a gold coin is real, is to compare it to a known good one. Fakes always have something wrong, in the reeding, the die cut, weight, color............something. If it doesn;t look exactly right, bet that it isn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Test kits, scales, magnets are all aids that will help you determine what it is. But I never buy gold coins at other than gold value. When the numismatics become involved, I admit lack of ability to distinguish between real and a clever forgery. Even the TPG&#039;s get fooled, as a dealer at a recent show I attended pointed out. The forgery he had was discovered by a potential buyer and had been certified by the top TPG (according to the dealer) and he was in the throes of legality over it.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Caveat Emptor&quot; is the byword, not without cause. IMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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