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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JJK78, post: 1447355, member: 19207&quot;]First off let me say i&#039;m no expert, I just make good observations... As with most folks on here I am very suspicious and decided to break out my trusty old Redbook.&nbsp; First thing I noticed is that this coin if real, is the &quot;new reverse&quot; style as the lettering and arrowheads are smaller then the &quot;old style&quot;.&nbsp; Knowing that I am much more prone to believe it is the real deal knowing it is not a super rare version of the coin.&nbsp; That being said in the apparent condition it is in IMHO it is definitely an MS65+ which would still bring HUGE money in the numismatic world over the melt value of the gold, so still a big ticket item for a fraudster, but not big enough to raise brows...&nbsp; For the money it would bring a 1/10 oz of gold is a small investment so I can definitely see it being real gold... but a real 1861 $2.5~&nbsp; eh... maybe...</p><p><br /></p><p>The other thing which caught my eye is that in each picture the left side of the coins denticles seem to be off and run into the edge of the coin, creating a sort of seam on the side.&nbsp; I do not know if this is common or not on old gold coins as I know they were all hand struck up to a point?~&nbsp; I think it&#039;s a bit wierd, especially if someone just minted it...</p><p><br /></p><p>$.02</p><p>J[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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