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Re: What's wrong with this gold ingot?
I am no expert on these, but I don't like the look of it. It looks like it was "antiqued" with the dings & dents prior to the stamping as several dents appear older than the punches. Fred Holabird of Holabird-Kagin Americana (as mentioned) would be someone to talk to. During the Mints and Mines tour he led to Carson City,… -
Re: What's wrong with this gold ingot?
Thank you for all of your comments. I have the Ford XXI catalog and can see similarities and differences between this bar and others but can't draw definite conclusions. Several useful photos of the treasury stamp appear in this catalog and this appears to match the earlier of the two designs used 1864-68. A problem with…
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