Counterfeit 1851 $5 Gold Piece....

[momule55]

Got out for awhile and took the GBSE for a stroll. Was hunting a CW camp that I've been to several times and this was found at 10" with nails all around it. It's copper and a very good copy. Guess it was guilded at one time. Got my heart beating for sure!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Still really cool to find

 

[Mr Tuff]

great find... hope to see it cleaned up more!! what is the weight? MR TUFF

 

[spitfire55]

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

It's amazing the amount of work that people went to when making forgeries back then!
Then they went and lost the darn thing!

 

[flip flop]

Really nice find!!
You just gotta love it, fake or not

 

[traverdog]

I'm glad your heart didn't stop. I can only imagine.

 

[planejet42]

Man, that must have been a big disappointment but it is still a nice & unusual find!!! GL & HH

 

[jfx55]

thats still a excellent find. i found a dollar liberty this past summer plated gold. man what a rush. yea its was fake as they come.