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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 3622498, member: 99642&quot;]What Paddy is referring to is the very well known propensity of &quot;artists&quot; in China for making counterfeits.</p><p>A skillful counterfeiter will often use older date coins to make his molds from( if the fakes are cast ) of for his scans ( if his coins are laser cut, etc. ).&nbsp; The older dates may help persuade his victims the coins are real.</p><p>I agree with Burton and Thomas about the effect of adding a bezel to a coin could have on the value. Is the coin simply resting in the bezel or is the coin soldered, or otherwise attached, to the bezel?</p><p>Have you had the gold tested?&nbsp; There are nonintrusive ways to check the gold purity, such as an XRF gun. Many pawn shops and jewelry stores, and especially gold and silver buyers, will have one and most will shoot your coins for free.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Luck, Welcome to <i><b>Coin Talk !!</b></i> and thanks for posting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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