FAKE OR REAL? 1878 U.S. $3 Gold

[JSMITH]

Hopefully the pictures are good enough for you guys. It's hard to hold a loupe infront of a camera and take photos without being shakey. Haha. Diameter, weight, thickness, and composition are all correct. Thank you in advance for any info my fellow enthusiasts!

 

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[JSMITH]

Of course the pics showed up sideways....I'll try to correct that. (Edit) I can't figure it out on my phone. Sorry for the sore necks!

 

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[Beachkid23]

I am no expert by any means but the coin looks kind of green to me. I don't have a three dollar coin to compare it to I wish I did because those are pretty nice. I have a handful of other ones handy by accident and even the more worn ones don't have that green glare to them. Unless it's just how it's warn.





I hope it is real!

 

[JSMITH]

Thanks for the reply beach kid. It must be the lighting that makes it look that way. It is guaranteed real gold. I can confirm that at least.

 

[NHBandit]

One thing you can do is remove it from the flip & weigh it. Looks good from the pics. The lighting does screw with the color.

 

[JSMITH]

One thing you can do is remove it from the flip & weigh it. Looks good from the pics. The lighting does screw with the color.

It is the correct weight, diameter, thickness, and composition. The other details are what I am unsure about.

 

[coinsareawesome]

There is nothing that alarms me about the coin. Looks legit to me.

 

[JSMITH]

Also concerning this coin and others in the series, does anyone have a close up of the "horseshoe" between the E and R in LIBERTY?