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FAKE 2011 gold American buffalo pcgs pf70

Matt87Matt87 Posts: 4 ✭
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Hey

I have a 1oz gold buffalo in a PCGS case pf-70

I was just wondering if anybody from the community can confirm if it's real or fake

Post the discrepancies from a real 1 perhaps show pics if they have a real coin ( doesn't have to be
(pf-70)

I tried calling pcgs to see if any1 knew the weight of their cases and nobody knew

I don't have the time to send it in and wait for them to inspect

The case looks real from the pcgs site I believe its a gen 6.0

Any help would be greatly appreciated

TIA
Matt







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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,545 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks fake and a really bad one. The pimple on the eye shows the die was cast and trapped an air bubble.

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    KliaoKliao Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks fake with poor mushy details.

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2021 5:49AM

    horrible fake. Reverse is dead giveway. A sigma PM verifier will tell you if it's .9999 gold. If not it's plated. Most coins shops have one.

    Ebay purchase?

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    Matt87Matt87 Posts: 4 ✭

    Yeah Ebay
    the pic was slightly different then what what I received so red flags went off....

    Ebay will back me tho so I wasn't too worried

    Thanks everybody for looking into this :)

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

    and the seller ID or ebay item number?

    I'd start the claim and in the meantime visit a local shop to get confirmation that it is counterfeit.

    Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Bastiat

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW ... That's Looks like a really bad fake.

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    Matt87Matt87 Posts: 4 ✭

    Already started the claim was also looking for coin experts to comment so I knew i wasnt crazy

    So far the investigation is in my favor

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ebay item number?

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    tincuptincup Posts: 5,479 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would file the claim as a SNAD (significantly not as described) and make sure ebay knows it is counterfeit. Should be able to get a quicker refund? I would not want to get into any further delays such as having to return the 'coin'.

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    carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭✭

    So the PCGS slab and label are also fake?


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    KliaoKliao Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @carew4me said:
    So the PCGS slab and label are also fake?

    Yes. A search of the PCGS number will show that the coin sold at a auction in HA which shows a different generation of holder with the large hologram on the back with no QR code. Surprisingly the barcode and QR code both scan to the correct number.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Matt87 .... Welcome aboard....Wow.... Nasty fake.... Hope you get your money back. You should post the seller ID here, since they will likely try other scams....Cheers, RickO

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    Matt87Matt87 Posts: 4 ✭

    Hck9912

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    from coinfacts

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The first four that jumped out at me. I always check reverses first, seem there is less attention to detail.

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    KliaoKliao Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Matt87 said:
    Hck9912

    Seller actually sold a few of them

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/Coins-Paper-Money/11116/m.html?item=383878563867&nordt=true&nma=true&orig_cvip=true&si=pGaeuWosBLYSsG724KjeYN8IQxg%3D&LH_Complete=1&_ssn=hck9912

    Here’s some pointers next time your buying from eBay.

    The seller is registered in Sri Lanka but the item is being shipped from China. Anything China is a red flag . The seller also has a low feedback score with basically all being from buying. 1 feedback from selling which doesn’t involve coins.

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2021 12:41PM

    The biggest red flag:

    Second red flag:

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,916 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another red flag would be when the item description says "gold plated"

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    KliaoKliao Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    Another red flag would be when the item description says "gold plated"

    Couple say that others don't

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ifthevamzarockin said:
    Another red flag would be when the item description says "gold plated"

    I stopped reading at the second red flag. Description could have said "three free gold buffalos with this purchase"
    and I would have still moved on.

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    GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good luck Matt. Lots of good advice you’re getting here. You came to the right place. All the best.

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    abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jimnight said:
    WOW ... That's Looks like a really bad fake.

    :s

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,532 ✭✭✭✭✭

    even the frosting is weak.

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