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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,802 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 11, 2018 9:52AM

    What the heck is it? How about photos of the obverse and reverse? Any why are you holding it improperly?

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    it's a $10 indian gold. it's a good idea to buy these graded because many are cleaned

  • ElynnElynn Posts: 137 ✭✭

    Sorry thought I added 3 photos. A friend had this in his fathers collection. To me it appears fake but I'm no expert n

  • ElynnElynn Posts: 137 ✭✭

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Elynn, sorry to inform you, but your $10 gold was cleaned

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Too bad, nice coin.

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    it's worth about 675 in that condition, melt

  • ElynnElynn Posts: 137 ✭✭

    We thought it might be fake

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    it's the real deal

  • ElynnElynn Posts: 137 ✭✭

    Thank you coinpalice for taking a look.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Do I see chocolate under that gold?

    Seriously though Im not sure how anyone can declare a coin genuine so definitively. What are your concerns?

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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't like it. Maybe it's just the cleaning and the lighting in the photos, but it looks off to me.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I could not make a guess as to authenticity based just upon the photographs with that much polishing damage to the coin.

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  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cmerlo1 said:
    I don't like it. Maybe it's just the cleaning and the lighting in the photos, but it looks off to me.

    Yup looks off to me as well. The stars on the edge in the first picture look like they shift right off the coin.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I were looking at gold coins - show or shop or internet - I would immediately skip this one... cleaning for sure, authenticity questionable...Cheers, RickO

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2018 7:41AM

    I'm 99% positive (from the image) that the coin is a COUNTERFEIT. I've never seen a genuine with the tail polished out.

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,905 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What is the weight, diameter, SG ?

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  • DaveWcoinsDaveWcoins Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    I'm 99% positive (from the image) that the coin is a COUNTERFEIT. I've never seen a genuine with the tail polished out.

    Good catch. I agree.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2018 1:41PM

    I didn't like it. The bright mint surfaces are not the frosty finish that appears on the original coins. My vote is counterfeit from the luster and the lack of detail on the high points.

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  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,555 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It could still be gold.

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  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChrisH821 said:
    It could still be gold.

    It is.

  • jonrunsjonruns Posts: 1,197 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks to me that also too much of the eagle's right "ankle" is exposed?

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would not be a buyer.

  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do not like to grade coins from pictures and I would not want to condemn a coin from a picture either. You might want to have it inspected by some dealers in your area for their in hand opinion as to authenticity. but a lot of forum members have a very good nose for bad Kodachrome........

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