Counterfeit Gold Coin - Can You Which is Real and Which is Fake? Detection Tips - Color & Strike
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Let's take a side by side look at some real & counterfeit gold coins so we can learn to tell the difference.
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The problem is, unless you have the coin in hand, these issues would be hard to detect. Most online photos of coins just don't show the level of detail that is required to really see what is going on. Scary stuff.
Wait, you mean people actually buy gold coins online? Get out of here!
Great Information! 👍 I appreciate seeing real and counterfeit coins together and up close. I wish PCGS or NGC would offer in depth online classes on counterfeit detection. I would certainly pay to access quality coin grading and counterfeit classes. Thanks ! 😀👍
Look up the book Counterfeit Gold Detection Guide for more info…
Ben, just watched your whole counterfeit series, having discovered you today. I learned a lot. Excellent presentation and relaxed style. You're a natural. Looking forward to watching many more of your vids. Great channel, and thank you!
Thanks, always good to see a comparison.
Without the luxury of having originals to compare to the counterfeits, this video excels in highlighting bumps, lumps, and granularity on fake coins in near-uncirculated condition. Common sense would suggest smooth, unimpaired field surfaces and crisp lettering and relief detail on originals. Thanks for this video!
Great vid with the magnification. Well done. Thanks for the info.
I have all three of these guys and I’ve often wondered...
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ALL GOOD on this end.
Thank you Sir
I bought (2) $5.00 liberty head eagle gold coins. I got them both tested at two different Local coin shops with various Sigma Metalytics. One passed every time and the other failed every time. The one that failed was smoother and had a slightly light yellow color. Learned my lesson.
was there a weight difference between the two?
Thanks for the info we needed that
Hello. Greeting from Albania. So beautiful coins
Thanks for the tips on what to look for 👍
What does the letters BLR or BLP above the date in small size on the 1915 2.5 dollar Indian head gold coin mean Mike
will the weight of the coin give away which one is fake?
can you do a ping test?
Hey I have one of these I was wondering if you could tell me if it’s real through photos?
Good vid. Did you test the fakes to see if they were gold? Were these key or semi-key dates?
On my electric tester they tested 14k, which is low for many ... except for pot metal, then 14k would be high....but a lot of counterfeits we've seen are closer to 18k.
@@TheCoinGeek well at least 18K is something. But 18K solid? The Pre33's I guess are between 21-22K?
I feel bad for the person that payed for those coins thinking they got a good deal
I agree, I only trust new coins that have the security features. Sad the counterfeiters ruined it. I don't like rounds either, they are just legal counterfeits to me.
Bought a fake from ebay,they did not stand behind me, no 100% guarantee..The Rhode Island State Police Internet Task Force got me paid back quickly..never again.
Thanks Ben. I love those Indians and have got some from EBay. Lucky I was not to get a fake.
Did they weigh ok or did your weigh them?
Is BGASC a reputable source/dealer?
The $10 almost looks like a brass coin. Color is off on all 3 fakes. Unless the Gold coin is in a high grade slab, I expect to see some wear and/or handling marks.
Are these actually gold and will pass on a machine, or just tungsten?
14k is what they tested
Great Video!
Good video thanks
Hey Ben are these gonna be for sale on your website?
No they are not. DM via instagram if you can.
I've always gone by weight, pretty hard to fake that.
I have a real uncirculated one, what is the value
Do some of the fakes avoid the magnet test even with a 300+lb magnet? Never heard of one being able to fool such an easy counterfeit measure.
A lot of the fakes are real gold. I had a fake 1 dollar 1850 coin was pure gold but a fake.. still sold it for gold value though.
On the fakes you can easily see the "punch" around the edge of the coin... plus the detail is very faint on the fakes
good stuff :)
Dont use the soft flips you have on silver...they will tarnish
Good Coins gold 👍👌😁
Both $2.50 indians looked authentic to me 😅 usually the B.L.P is missing the "periods" inbrtween the letters on indians
Why didn’t you weight them to show the difference in weight ? 🤦🏻♂️
Anything we do,calibration, weighing,x ray spectrometer or ping test, the fakers can still trick us.
They don’t trick me.
scary good fakes!
The shine look like aluminum foil well the surface reflection of aluminum foil
Sucks, where do you think they were made, Chona?
It makes you wonder when I have the 7 ceremonial genuine 1933 British pennies with markings of the designer on the neck and it is questionable that this is sold for £115,000 at heritage auctions fake coin that does not have any markings on the neck like B M July 28th 2016 sold. when actually 6 was made for the Irish and six were made for the Scottish and for further was made for 4 Chancellors pattern patriotic demonstration and that brings it to total of 16 coins 1933 British pennies made from copper & Brass shining like orange coins not like yellowish golden like sunshine seven ceremonial British 1933 pennies that I have in my possession. You forget that Hitler also was a Chancellor
I am from Oman I have 20 dollars Golden Double Eagle 1924 I sell it for 17 million dollars
5dollars 1911D interested?
How many times he said granular
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The new drinking game.
If the fakes are 14k they are still valuable.
not if your paying gold weight for them. Then you paying 30% above the gold content.
How do you think it's fake I bet it's all real in speaking about the Indian head boy are authentic
Both
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Probably wish.con
Gold very heavy . If the fraudsters make them the proper weight . Not the same size.
Catch the thieves by the weight