1885 $5 Gold Liberty Real or fake?

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• BigRick Posts: 1,334

  August 21, 2010 2:13AM

  Real. Polished?

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• 1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590

  August 21, 2010 2:16AM

  Unsure if it's polished. I'll google how to detect that. I assume that will hurt the value. Thanks for your reply.

  

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• EagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 2:23AM

  It was probably a gift, like for 20 years service. Not worth submitting, as it was likely ex-jewlery.

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• darktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 2:24AM

  Looks genuine to me but it's been polished heavily and most likely from jewelry usage.

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• 1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590

  August 21, 2010 2:26AM

  Ah ok. Thanks!

  

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• TomB Posts: 22,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 2:29AM

  It's tough to tell from images, but the piece looks genuine and appears to have been polished. If so, it is not worth the expense to have certified, but is still worth at least its bullion value. At this time that value is about $300.

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• BillJones Posts: 34,896 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 2:29AM

  I would vote counterfeit. The surfaces don't have the right luster; some of the stars appear to be misshapen, and there seems to be roughness on the neck.
  
  It's hard to tell about the reverse because the picture was shot at an angle. It's always better to shoot pictures straight down for authentication work like this
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• PerryHall Posts: 46,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 3:05AM

  
  
  << <i>Looks genuine to me but it's been polished heavily and most likely from jewelry usage. >>
  
  

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• coindudeonebay Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭

  August 21, 2010 3:08AM

  Real, highly polished.

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