Counterfeit Coin Detection - Gold Coins 

Thank you for a very good video. I must admit that even though I have been a collector for over 60 years I would have been fooled by many of these. That is why I only buy certified coins but now they are counterfeiting NGC and PCGS slabs. Scary!

Excellent Video! Thank you for giving us all a quick yet valuable insight!

Thank you! A very instructional video. Any serious collector needs to be knowledgeable about counterfeits. I carefully inspect and study every coin I buy for the irregularities this excellent video mentions. Ignorance in numismatics is definitely not bliss. It’s difficult to give anyone guidelines in this area because even reputable dealers have been known to unwittingly sell fakes. It’s always best to be clued up about counterfeits.

really good vid!

Great video!

If you're buying a non-graded coin, what can you do to reduce the risk of buying counterfeit gold? Are local coin shops doing their due diligence of examination, weighing, scanning, etc of coins they buy, so that customers can be assured of buying something real, or do they get fooled all the time? What about big online dealers like JM or SD Bullion? Should you stay away from ebay? Beyond looking for pitting in the mold, it seems like real-life detection is pretty tough for most collectors.

I have 1913 5 cents buffalo, i bought it online, but i disover the overse is buffalo and the reverse is not an indian head. Is this coin i have is a counterfeit coin?

I have a 2007, $25, gold eagle and one site stated that the only difference between a regular strike and a proof is that a regular mark is a "W" below the date and a proof has a "P" below the date. Mine has nothing below the date, does that mean that it is counterfeit?

1907 double eagle 20$ Roman Numeral coin with wired edge. I've always wanted to know if it was fake or not.

On the 2.5 Indian what do you mean by ‘tooling marks’ I’ve looked this up so many times and that term seems very subjective.

It looks to me like some of they fake dies were made/copied from originals that already had some wear on them..... very daunting to pick but across all coins i did notice that the colour of the fakes was off, due to the different metal composition. I think an XRF analyser would be a good way to tell the fakes in many cases.

Not appearing to be ignorant, but I have a question for you...Do you think it is relatively safe to buy gold coins from reputably bullion dealers, such as Ampex, and Provident Metals?

I dont care - for the flip, I will alway prefer, face & face, eback & back, for comparison. The flip, loses any memory , of differences, so, then, the brain can NOT , remember, the few basic standards it possibly could have.

I have and old American Golden Eagle (1927). I looks genuine but I have weighted it and it says 33.4 grams. According to some coin selling sites the Golden Eagle should be 33.93 grams .. is mine fake or is there a difference in weight with the new 2022 ones? So are the new ones slightly heavier? Please answer ...

Great Video, I am linking you all to a video series I am doing on this, to help share this information.

What about a 2020 gold eagle with no denomination of money on back of coin. Is it fake?

I have a 1933 $20.00 gold coin i found in my father's stuff who has passed away and am wondering how to go about sending it to you to get it checked out

Bonjour, pouvez vous mettre les pièces en images superposées , en effets pour certains détails , il est difficile de se rendre compte des différences , merci d’avance 😊😊😊 . Sinon vos vidéos sont très bien réalisées , merci de dénoncer les contrefaçons , car les possesseurs de pièces d’or peuvent perdre énormément de valeur avec des fausses pièces . Merci à vous cher Monsieur 😊😊😊👍🏻

This is really god examples.. but you need to be a expert like the guy who is talking to know what is real ...

nice video

Wow nice ❤❤❤🙏

I have a Saint-Gaudens double eagle weigh 33.40 grams vs 33.43. It has some copper/red toning marks in center of obverse and reverse . Reasons to be worried or natural wear weight loss?

I have 20 dollars golden eagle 1924 how much is the market price

Are these counterfeits usually 24 K gold?

Why does 1911 10 dollar coin has "IN COD WE TRUST" instead of GOD? Is that a well known miss stamp on that coin. I'm sorry if I come off sounding ignorant or uninformed, but I don't own any of the gold coins prior 1933 and don't know much about them.

You should've showed the weight comparison of each pair of coins. In this case I'm guessing that the counterfeits were real gold and therefore would weigh the same as the real one. But if the fake was an alloy, it would always weigh less--unless it was thicker than the real coin.

hi been . i would like to show you a coin i have

If it’s gold That means it worth gold price That’s real enough to me

Why don't you just weigh the coin?

Is the smartphone app that detects fakes from the ping/ring ok?

I am only interested in bullion gold coins, so I just need to know that the gold content is correct.

ANY COIN COULD BE OF GET SCRATCHES ON IT BUT YOU CANT JUST JUDGE ITS FAKE FOR THAT .

Hi good video but I wish you would put those coins side by side you know the genuine and then the fake one for the simple minded person

I have a 20 dollar coin how do I know if it's real. ? It's it normal size the one i have is large and it has no date or in god we trust

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Don't you have any technology to tell difference

Why is it so hard for counterfeiters to make things as crisp as genuine coins?

Gold is gold helping a collector determ real from fakes should be verified easily with easy steps weight go no go gages magnet easy to use steps the industry should help collecting and preserve true history . gold and silver copper all have a atomic number / weight . tool in the industry are not keeping up with counterfeit.

Take a picture and see if it real

Honestly not a good video. Parts of this video deserve praise, like the attention given to detail, die polishing consistencies, die-crack lines, incuse vs. relief, etc. Also, it is interesting that you put such an strong emphasis on your disclaimer that this is not a *complete* breakdown of counterfeit indicators. But when you mention the many types of die characteristics to look out for, you talk about these "depressions" that are often indicative of counterfeits, and you unfortunately leave out any explanation of how these "depressions" that are often found on counterfeits come about. Some questions I can think of about these "depressions": 1) What causes these depressions? Are they caused when a counterfeit planchet is not rolled out properly, or is it caused during the striking process? 2) Are they more often found on cast-counterfeits, or die-struck counterfeits? 2) How can someone discern a counterfeit-indicative "depression" from a regular bagmark, scratch, or wear on an authentic coin? The lack of explanation of what causes these "depressions", and how to distinguish them from real coins with regular wear/damage, while still bringing up these "depressions", only causes more paranoia and distrust of the coin market and numismatic industry, which in turn further damages the entire market. And don't try to downplay the importance of this, or excuse your damaging behavior. While you can hide behind that "This is not a complete explanation" disclaimer, the fact is that if you can offer an explanation for these "depressions" you should have included it in this video. People don't have time to research the bowels of the Internet for answers on esoteric topics. If you bring up a problem, give the answer to it. I'm disappointed in you PCGS.

You didn't tell us nothing about counterfeit not even not one of your coins

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