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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 975664, member: 19463&quot;]In all seriousness, if you sincerely believe that this coin is genuine there are two courses of action that make sense.&nbsp; 1. Depending on where you live, show it to someone in person.&nbsp; In the UK, call the British Museum Dept of Coins and Medals.&nbsp; In the US, contact a major dealer (CNG, Harlan Berk) that has experience with $5000 coins and see what they say (do they want to sell it for you).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. Send it off for certification by David Sear.&nbsp; Don&#039;t have it slabbed but get a certificate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If either of these tell you it is genuine after seeing it in hand you can decide to sell or keep the coin but most collectors in this price bracket will pay enough more that it will be worth the costs of certification (if any, depending on source).&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If it has been in a cabinet since before excellent fakes were made, that would be about 200 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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