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Fake Gold - One funny, one semi-serious

WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Her are two fake gold coins (neither is gold) that I picked up with a larger collection. The $5 piece is comical... the Indian is goofy and the eagle looks more like a partridge. The $1 gold is better effort but not a gold coin. Interesting pieces.

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  • njcoincranknjcoincrank Posts: 1,066 ✭✭
    Way cool! Is the $5 of proper size (diameter)?

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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Diameter is correct but the weight is only 5.4 grams - way short of the 8.24g of a $5 gold.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,775 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The dollar is probably a contemporary counterfeit meant to be gilt and spent.

    I have no idea what in the hello that $5 is supposed to be!!!!!!
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The $5 Indian looks like a hobo nickel where someone carved or engraved a nickel to create a gold coin design. I doubt that it was ever intended to fool some merchant. It looks more of a novelty piece.

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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    pretty neat!!
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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder what metal the five dollar item is made of.

    It looks like the work of somebody practicing engraving art, maybe on a slug.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,775 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm sure that $5 is die struck, not carved.
    The only thing I can think of it that it was intended as cheap bangle jewelry.
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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tom... you are right... this shows evidence of being a jewelry piece.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Obviously not the work of professionals...image Cheers, RickO
  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,995 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm gonna go out on a limb and confirm that Indian piece is indeed a couterfeit.

    Pretty neat though. I love the reverse "eagle". image

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