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Bought my first US $5 gold coin...Is it Genuine???

...I wanted to buy a TPG graded Details AU coin but rolled the dice with this one...I'm gonna put it in a 14k bezel and then straight on my gold chain necklace she goes. I probably overpaid and I know it has PVC residue and has been wiped but as long as it's Genuine, I'm happy image

........wait....it is real right???

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Erik

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    GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 18,508 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Seller is working some sort of magic, hope I'm wrong.....Images show a nice coin....IMHO.
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,646 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like worse than PVC slime

    Looks like verdigris


    It won't hurt to try acetone first

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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Verdigris is a chemical reaction (oxidation) that only occurs on copper - not gold.


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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Verdigris is a chemical reaction (oxidation) that only occurs on copper - not gold. >>



    ...so this is a copper coin or that is PVC residue and not verdigris??? Thanks

    Erik
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    MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Coin looks genuine. Discoloration is tough to discern from the images.
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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭

    I assume it's a gold coin. Gold is pliable, so there are metals mixed in to harden it.
    So there is copper in gold coins, but from a molecular standpoint they wouldn't be concentrated enough to attract verdigris. I'd assume it's PVC.

    Gold coins can be tricky to authenticate and I'm no expert.
    When the government outlawed the personal ownership of gold, there was an exception for collectable coins. So people melted their gold and made their own gold coins.
    Lebanon was also big on producing fake gold coins in the 70's (even though they contained actual gold) and now China makes anything somebody will buy.

    If you sent to PCGS my guess would be it would come back Genuine, PVC damage.

    They say if you want to have a nice day, don't buy raw gold on eBay.

    But for your purpose of putting it in a bezel, I'd say just do that and enjoy it that way. It looks like a good fit for that particular coin. Much more likely than not, it is a genuine US minted Liberty half eagle.
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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I assume it's a gold coin. Gold is pliable, so there are metals mixed in to harden it.
    So there is copper in gold coins, but from a molecular standpoint they wouldn't be concentrated enough to attract verdigris. I'd assume it's PVC.

    Gold coins can be tricky to authenticate and I'm no expert.
    When the government outlawed the personal ownership of gold, there was an exception for collectable coins. So people melted their gold and made their own gold coins.
    Lebanon was also big on producing fake gold coins in the 70's (even though they contained actual gold) and now China makes anything somebody will buy.

    If you sent to PCGS my guess would be it would come back Genuine, PVC damage.

    They say if you want to have a nice day, don't buy raw gold on eBay.

    But for your purpose of putting it in a bezel, I'd say just do that and enjoy it that way. It looks like a good fit for that particular coin. Much more likely than not, it is a genuine US minted Liberty half eagle. >>



    Nice...I am far too OCD to not take the coin over to my boy over at San Diego C&B to have it authenticated image I always soak any Morgan I purchase raw in Acetone for a staged 24 hour bath anyways...but just figured why not ask the board first. Thanks for all opinions and I will update this thread when all is said and done image

    Erik
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    darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    It's real. Your goal is accomplished.
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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 4,330 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>...as long as it's Genuine, I'm happy image

    ........wait....it is real right???

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    It's genuine.
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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>...as long as it's Genuine, I'm happy image

    ........wait....it is real right???

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    It's genuine. >>



    ...Then I be Happy Happy Happy baby!!!! Thanks guys and Thanks Green Bay Packers +8.5 last week image

    Erik
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    KoveKove Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭✭
    Genuine.

    Soak in acetone, maybe use a Q-tip, and it will be fine.

    I've bought gold coins with more green than that on them, and after a soak they have graded at PCGS and a few even CAC'd.
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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Your goal is accomplished. >>

    Yeah, you got a coin that was minted at the turn of the century in Philadelphia, circulated lightly during its time and then probably tucked away by someone long since dead until a collector acquired it and stored it in a flip for years.
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    BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's real.

    Why not go for a double eagle and put it on your chain. We could start calling you Mr. T.
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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It's real.

    Why not go for a double eagle and put it on your chain. We could start calling you Mr. T. >>



    ...lol, I'm not that far up the pyramid yet brother...when I do then my 6 foot 4 305 pound body frame will showcase your suggestion just fine image

    Erik
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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 4,330 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>It's real.

    Why not go for a double eagle and put it on your chain. We could start calling you Mr. T. >>



    ...lol, I'm not that far up the pyramid yet brother...when I do then my 6 foot 4 305 pound body frame will showcase your suggestion just fine image

    Erik >>



    Do you play for the Packers?
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    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>It's real.

    Why not go for a double eagle and put it on your chain. We could start calling you Mr. T. >>



    ...lol, I'm not that far up the pyramid yet brother...when I do then my 6 foot 4 305 pound body frame will showcase your suggestion just fine image

    Erik >>



    Do you play for the Packers? >>



    ...no I do not but my wallet played them plus 8.5 points vs. Seattle last week while in Las Vegas image

    They should have got the win but that's why they make a point spread,
    Erik
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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks good to me !!! image
    Timbuk3
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Authentic.... PVC will not hurt gold, but it looks crappy..... acetone rinse will clear it up.... Cheers, RickO
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,576 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Authentic.... PVC will not hurt gold, but it looks crappy..... acetone rinse will clear it up.... Cheers, RickO >>

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    crump41crump41 Posts: 119 ✭✭✭
    Is that a raised lump next to the one in the date?
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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 9,888 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I say its real. BTW my first US gold coin was a 1900 Half Eagle around XF-AU I bought for $150 in 1986, raw of course. They had barely come out with slabbing at that time. It was a nice coin, yours is much nicer, I mean really nice. I would have bought it too. MS70 is perfect lol.
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    roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,374 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Is that a raised lump next to the one in the date? >>



    Good eye. That could be of concern. And there are some other raised squiggles, bumps and lumps that need to be checked out. If the coin doesn't show die cracks and die polish I'd be even more concerned. Copper alloy spot on the reverse next the 1st "T" in STATES is a positive sign. Funky looking right leg on the "R" in LIBERTY. Maybe just an illusion.
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    WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    What is odd is that in pictures #1 and #3, that bump/dot appears to the left of the 1 in the date. However in picture #5, the bump is either gone entirely or very faint, I cannot quite tell.
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,576 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That coin looks quite real. That spot next to the date looks like a small tick mark. Looks like at least an MS62 and well worth getting slabbed.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The copper spot is a positive thing, but I'm not totally comfortable with this coin either. At best it has been lightly wiped which would make it a "no grade." At worst the obverse seems to lack the detail on the highest parts of the design, which can be a sign of transfer dies.

    Here is an example of a certified coin of the same type. If you compare the two you will see what I mean.

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    And here is another. The definition of the devices on a genuine coin are clear and crisp.

    imageimage
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