A counterfeit 10$ indian

[stinkycheese1]

I was browsing across the street and found this thread: Here

 

The following is a fake counterfeit $10 gold indian. Notice the weak/mushy details and letters. Also notice the color seems off. Just doesn't look right. It's probably a transfer die counterfeit, not a spark erosion or cast.

 

 

 

[conqueror]

over a month ago I purchased a $10 liberty gold coin that turn out to be a fake . the weight and the content is same but it was not from the us mint. the grade of the coin looked vg to fine and was a common date. one thing I could not figure out was why they would make a copy of a common date ? I sold it to a local dealer who was willing to take it off my hand for a discount. I lost $30 in the transaction

[stinkycheese1]

over a month ago I purchased a $10 liberty gold coin that turn out to be a fake . the weight and the content is same but it was not from the us mint. the grade of the coin looked vg to fine and was a common date. one thing I could not figure out was why they would make a copy of a common date ? I sold it to a local dealer who was willing to take it off my hand for a discount. I lost $30 in the transaction

 

Where did you buy it? Thats odd too because most times a gold coin that is that worn is real. As a general rule.

[conqueror]

I bought it on e-bay and sold it to coinbiz a local coin dealer here in seattle wa

[bsshog40]

I'm thinking that counterfeiters are not just aiming at rare coins anymore. There are getting to be too many common coins being counterfeited. I think what ever has the potential for making money is at jeopardy.

[jtryka]

That's a good quality fake, but to me the lettering in the motto was just not right. As for counterfeiting common dates, the ones done in the 1960s in the middle east were almost all common dates, that way they could convert their gold to a better numismatic premium and most people would not scrutinize the coins (after all who would counterfeit a common date?). BTW, the one counterfiet double eagle I've purchased was a 1904.