1857 $2.5 Gold

lkenefic · March 28, 2007 8:56AM

I've been looking at gold recently trying to get a feel for how the various series look before I plunk down cash.... Does this look like a cast copy???

Auction link

Thanks

L

TorinoCobra71 · March 28, 2007 8:59AM

sure looks suspect to me......

TorinoCobra71

tightbudget · March 28, 2007 9:00AM

I stand corrected

IRCWCoins · March 28, 2007 9:04AM

That one isn't even close.

MrEureka · March 28, 2007 9:07AM

I'll bet it's real. Heavy jewelry wear and/or sweated to death, but real.

coynclecter · March 28, 2007 9:17AM

If you buy it I have a 2.5 dollar bill I can sell you. They would make a nice set.

Look at the wings. They stand out bold like they have no wear yet there is no definition. This looks poured to me.

MrEureka · March 28, 2007 9:21AM

Well, we disagree. Now, is it possible to prove who is right?

MrEureka · March 28, 2007 9:23AM

BTW, fakes NEVER look this bad. That's because it wouldn't pay to make them this bad. The coin is worth no more than melt, even if real.

coynclecter · March 28, 2007 9:30AM

Only possibility I see for real is if it was somehow corroded by acid. I can't see that as wear as the highpoints are still high.

Look at the left wing, what is that hole. It looks like an airpocket, what kind of wear could create that??

How do you explain the rim, it looks like 2 rims. I see too many indents that look like airpockets, its just a bad fake.

MrEureka · March 28, 2007 9:36AM

How do you explain the rim, it looks like 2 rims.

Bezel damage.

darktone · March 28, 2007 9:39AM

It's real. It was used in a ring.

lkenefic · March 28, 2007 10:24AM

<< <i>It's real. It was used in a ring. >>

ex-jewlery makes sense to me... do you think this is how the details got so mushy..ie...from the heat involved in setting it into the ring?

Thanks to everyone...this is quite an education for me.

Leo

lkenefic · March 28, 2007 10:26AM

...BTW...the seller has a 14-day return policy as well...L

MrEureka · March 28, 2007 10:57AM

ex-jewlery makes sense to me... do you think this is how the details got so mushy..ie...from the heat involved in setting it into the ring?

It's not from heat. It's from use. Think about how badly your watch gets banged up through normal use. Now, what if the watch was soft 900 fine gold, like the coin? It would look like hell, just like the coin.

Longacre · March 28, 2007 11:05AM

Personally, I would save my money. There are a lot better coins around.

Coxe · March 28, 2007 11:13AM

Even if it is real, it is numismatic trash. Not worth it as a hole filler IMO.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · March 28, 2007 12:39PM

I'm gonna have to say fake

ddbird · March 28, 2007 12:42PM

Could be real...but save yourself the hassle and buy a cert. one.

They can be had pretty cheap

Here's one of my favorites

VicPortland · March 28, 2007 2:56PM

Whatever it is, it's fugly!

I could see buying it for $10 for amusement value, but over 100 bucks for that thing is a joke!

lkenefic · March 28, 2007 3:36PM

I wouldn't consider purchasing something in this state. I only brought it to the groups attention because I'm trying to get a feel for what these things look like as they wear and what a counterfeit might look like. If/when I go to purchase gold I'll either buy certified or I'll buy from my local B&M shop as I'm a bit out of my element looking at these.

L

1857 $2.5 Gold

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