One Dollar Gold Coin Real or Fake ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/292025448324?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Is this coin real or fake. The Obverse look kinda funny especially the head. I am not a gold expert so I am asking the question.

 

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Hmm. I mainly buy $2 1/2, but have had a decent amount of $1. The photos are bad enough to make it a little hard to tell, but I would not bid on it myself.

 

Pictures are a little out of focus but it looks OK to me with a cursory glance. This date is one of the most common for one dollar golds so there is lots of them around. Although not sure I'd pay $150+ for one where determining condition is impossible based on the photos. If you're really worried about getting a fake it's best to just buy one already certified or buy one from a reputable dealer.

 

I always ask for more pics when I'm interested in an item on the bay. A lot of times people are happy to oblige. I think reputable dealer is close to an oxymoron. You would think of a doctor as a reputable dealer, or a pharmacist, but if you actually read the bills it's cheaper to go through disreputable dealers. Even after all the times you get ripped off it doesn't add up to more than the bills : ( There are reputable dealers though. (Looking through haystack for needle.)

 

I certainly would ask the seller for better pics. I'm always leery of sellers with a brief track record. This one does accept returns.

 

28 bids, seems to think it's ok ....

 

I think you're in for a pretty rough ride if you determine authenticity by how many bidders have bid...

I agree it's usually a strong signal something is amiss if something is below fmv without many bids. I just don't think it's a safe method to say something is authentic because bidiots may have gone to town.

 

Can't argue with that ....

 

If I'm reading about the right coin it's less than 1/20th ounce gold? Smaller than a dime?

Interesting, might be a coin I'd be interested in looking into (because a somewhat in the realm of an affordable gold coin is appealing to me)

 

Yes, they are TINY. I've sold a few on ebay and have received a "not as described" return because of the size. Um, I never said it was a big coin, so not sure how my listing was not as described, lol.

 

There is absolutely no way to tell from that photo.

I have handled many, many of these over the years and still get fooled even when I have them in-hand with a 16X glass and all the time in the world.

The last one that fooled me was much nicer work than the United States mint did back then and I expected an MS64 grade with a shot at MS65.

The coin, of course, was a fake.

Even with 40 years of experience, I would and am very careful when buying US classic gold.

 

Definitely request additional photos.

 

haha so annoying.

So wait these people didn't get an ounce gold coin for ~$300? They must have been shocked when it arrived

 

Looks ok at first glance, but the dollar on the reverse is pretty sharply struck and unusual for the series. This doesn't mean that it is a fake, just unusual.

 

Just when I thought it couldn't get any dumber. One more reason I will not take the sell on eBay plunge.

 

Overall I've had a good experience selling, but you do get some idiots out there. That was about the worse. I had a claim filed against me today for item not received. It has been about 5 days since I shipped, and he was basically using the "file a claim" to ask me about it. I told him to wait a few more days to be sure, but it will still ding my account since he did a claim and didn't just send a question.

 

And really, it is ebay's fault he did it that way. Now when you click on "ask a question", it gives you several options. One is "item not arrived yet".. so he thinks he is asking me a question about that, but really it leads him to opening a claim against me. AHHH

 

yeah ebay needs to fix some things. I was looking to buy from someone the other day and read his one negative feedback and the guy put "never received item seller didn't respond" then edited later and said "sorry I left feedback for wrong seller".

you think ebay would remove that negative mark from the poor seller who did nothing wrong

 

And the list goes on...

 

If he calls he can probably get that one removed. Or he can at least request the buyer to revise it, which they can do.