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1851 Gold $1 - real or fake?

RomankowRomankow Posts: 148 ✭✭✭
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I read a thread somewhere about counterfeit $1 gold coins, and thought I'd ask for opinions about this one that I bought uncertified from ebay a few years back. I took pics with different angles and light, trying to show as much detail as I could.

The coin has a reeded edge, and weighs 1.654 grams.

What do you all think?!



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    clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 5,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a genuine AU 1851 1 dollar gold to me.

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
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    CalifornianKingCalifornianKing Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭✭

    Looks real AU to me

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Real XF45

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like a real EF-45 to me.

    Here is a certified example from my collection.


    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Real

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good to me

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    RomankowRomankow Posts: 148 ✭✭✭

    Thanks, everyone!!

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice gold coin... Looks authentic to me.... Cheers, RickO

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking coin.

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin, looks ok to me too.

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