five counterfeit golden eagles?

[garikfox]

Hi everyone, I'm concerned my 5 x 1oz Gold eagles could be fake

I inherited these from my mother. Her late husband purchased 30 of them.

They pass the "ring" test. They pass the size test. They passed the magnet test. But... they don't pass the weight test...

Around 19g ea. on all of them (real eagles weigh about 33g ea.). I'm probably going to take them to a local jeweler soon.

My question is we probably know these are fake so is it worth melting these down to get what gold is in these out of them?

 

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[xr7ator]

If I made fake gold coins I doubt I'd put gold in them. Sorry to hear/see your scenario.

 

[Toecutter]

Use a different scale to verify the accuracy of the scale your using...

 

[garikfox]

Thanks. I forgot a test on them. They just passed the magnet test.

Mystery deepens, lol

 

[Al D]

Looking at the ratio of density between gold and silver, it looks to me like those are gold plated silver coins, not enough gold to bother with. Sorry for your dissapointment.

 

[garikfox]

I'll have to get another scale but i'm probably just going to take them to the local jeweler.

 

[garikfox]

Could i scratch deep into them? it should reveal a silver core?

 

[Toecutter]

Could i scratch deep into them? it should reveal a silver core?

better off saving them for the jeweler...

 

[garikfox]

Okay will do. Thanks

 

[Al D]

Could i scratch deep into them? it should reveal a silver core?

I would ‘t
there is a market for fake or counterfeit coins, you could at least get out of them what they are worth, but if you damage them, you got only scrap metal

 

[garikfox]

Thanks alan m, I'll take them to a local shop and see what they say. I'll report back.

 

[smokeythecat]

And it's a federal crime to sell counterfeit coins. Don't be that guy.

 

[Al D]

And it's a federal crime to sell counterfeit coins. Don't be that guy.

Only if you intend to defraud someone.

 

[galenrog]

I find that when the battery is failing on one of my scales it tends to display light weights. The suggestion of using a different scale is definitely warranted. Taking the coins to a qualified professional, such as a good jeweler, pawn shop, or coin shop is equally helpful. I wish you well on this.

Time for more coffee.

 

[smokeythecat]

I also think a coin shop is your best bet.

 

[garikfox]

Thanks guys

 

[smokeythecat]

The one local coin dealer here is SHARP! You should have someone close by who can help. I've bought a couple counterfeit coins over the last few years. One was $250 but I couldn't recoup it. The other one was a new ancient coin and I gave it to the coin dealer.

 

[garikfox]

I'll report back what the jeweler says about them.

 

[PetesPockets55]

If you don't have a second scale, another way to test the scale would be to weigh a known item (copper cent=3.1g, zinc=2.5g, 1 oz silver round, or Morgan etc.) for comparison.

 

[garikfox]

Thanks Petes, i checked it seems my scale is fairly accurate.

I'll report back soon...