Is this a counterfeit pcgs holder

May I ask where it is listed Lee? Also any better images available?

 

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But most likely this fake IS gold.

It hasn't been since the first fake slabs started showing up back in 2007.

 

I'm curious what makes you say that. A clearly counterfeit coin in a counterfeit slab doesn't seem likely to really be gold.

 

A lot of high-value fakes are made of correct (or low carat) gold or silver.

If you are selling it for 10x the intrinsic value, it looks better and, well, it's a modest additional cost.

This is true all the way back at least to the Lebanese fakes in the 70s and 80s. They used run-of-the-pot scrap gold, everything from 10kt to 18kt. It wasn't the 22.4kt of the 0.900 fine, but it looks pretty ok unless you use odd alloys.

 

Mine scanned as 4% gold/ mostly Copper and Zinc.

 

Ouch. So that looks red due to the copper and back white due to the zinc and probably looks in the ballpark...