Real or Fake?

jetblack740il · November 28, 2008 6:14PM

Placid · November 28, 2008 6:34PM

What is it supposed to be? Humbert $50? Slug Facsimile?

Gemini · November 28, 2008 8:56PM

I don't know ziltch about these but I searched the net for gold facsimiles and found an exact match. It said a beautiful token by Parker using Augustus Humbert reverse (circa 1950) it is listed as being very rare none the less. The example shown was sold by Kagin they said.

PerryHall · November 28, 2008 9:04PM

Looks too good to be real so it's probably a replica.

DorkGirl · November 28, 2008 10:32PM

<< Looks too good to be real so it's probably a replica. >>

My thought too.

astrorat · November 28, 2008 11:22PM

Based on the images, it appears to be a replica.

What does it weigh and what are its dimensions? The answer to those two questions should give you all the information you need.

Lane

coolest · November 28, 2008 11:56PM

<< Looks too good to be real so it's probably a replica. >>

Shamika · November 29, 2008 2:20AM

The obverse almost looks real. The reverse is way too perfect to be real.

braddick · November 29, 2008 2:22AM

I've never seen one with perfect edges and no dings.

Jingle it around with a few other coins for a couple of minutes and drop it from a slight distance onto a cement floor, reshoot the photos and ask again.

COALPORTER · November 29, 2008 2:30AM

Didn't they restrike some of those using recovered gold and orignal dies or hubs? or was that some other coin ?

jetblack740il · November 29, 2008 4:24AM

The coin is not mine and I don't have any information regarding the weight and dimensions.

<< I don't know ziltch about these but I searched the net for gold facsimiles and found an exact match. It said a beautiful token by Parker using Augustus Humbert reverse (circa 1950) it is listed as being very rare none the less. The example shown was sold by Kagin they said. >>

Can you please provide the link for this one.

PerryHall · November 29, 2008 5:29AM

<< Didn't they restrike some of those using recovered gold and orignal dies or hubs? or was that some other coin ? >>

The California Historical Society made restrikes using transfer dies from the original 1856 Kellogg & Co $50 gold dies using gold recovered from the S S Central America. These were then slabbed by PCGS and had special gold foil labels. They are large coins and have as much gold as 5 $10 gold coins.