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Message:: [QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 1646049, member: 43130"]I've bought one of these that was fake before. They get MUCH more convincing than this. Nowadays they're making these and all sorts of coins out of "white metal" - a non magnetic material. It makes the coins feel different in-hand. I picked up one 1896-S Barber Quarter made out of it. It failed the "ping" test, but it was a truly masterful fake... truly. I knew it was fake when I bought it for $25 (eBay seller admitted it), but I had to see it in person to believe it. These are SO convincing. Scary stuff. Simple advice: 1. If it ships from China, avoid. 2. If the seller doesn't have a return policy, avoid. 3. Get a scale, not just a magnet. 4. If it's too good to be true, (key date, absurdly low price, "seller requires instant payment", etc.) it isn't.[/QUOTE]