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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1347377, member: 22331&quot;]<b>A True Experience!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I personally have experienced the condition of purchasing an expensive 1909 MS63 agreed Gold Double Eagle raw condition coin. It was a virtually flawless &quot;sight seen&quot; rare date coin which I intended to submit for TPG certification. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The perfect appearance bothered me, so I sought the opinion&nbsp; of a Numismatic estate appraiser, who hadn&#039;t an opinion other than it was of a very high grade condition without any appearance of wear. He suggested that he show the coin to the other members of his coin affiliation. They came back with an inconclusive finding, suggesting that the coin be submitted to a TPG. The appraiser said that he could do same with other submissions, without a charge other than shipping. The coin came back with an inconclusive finding of ineligibility for grading. I didn&#039;t want to sell a coin which no one would confirm or deny as authentic.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I eventually had the coin measured, weighed, and tested for content. It was determined to be of correct size, weight, and produced of </b><b>22 Kt Gold.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I purchased a 14 Kt Gold bezel, inserted the coin, and placed it in auction on eBay, guaranteeing correct composition certification. It sold in a &quot;no reserve&quot; auction for a slight premium above the Gold value, but at considerable loss to me. It taught me to never again purchase a Gold coin without provenance knowledge, or TPG certification. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I believe you&#039;ll find it illegal to exactly copy any &quot;authorized&quot; currency. </b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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