Possible counterfeit five dollar gold coin? Input needed please

[juju]

Howdy all,
Decided to give the jewelry hunting a break for a day, and do some old coin hunting. First keeper was the 1944 S war nickel. Any silver counts in my book. I was lucky to get this one since I have hunted this place to death. After this I spent an hour not getting any tones and decided to move on. I headed to the site that gave up the 1897 mechanical dollar earlier this year. The only keeper was this coin. I at first thought it was a token and was stoked. Upon a little cleaning I noticed the image was incuse, and backwards. It appears that someone tried to make a counterfeit five dollar gold coin. I figure the folks here can help me sort it out. Not sure if these fakes have a value, but it will look cool in the book. Thanks for lookin and luck in the hunt.

JuJu

 

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[johnnyi]

Don, forgive me while I eat my hat! After seeing the thickness, the ridges, and for the first time looking carefully at the obverse which I had assumed was blank do to my %$@*y eyesight , I see you were absolutely right and I was possitively wrong! This is, as you said, a crude attempt to faki a coin but in the reverse. Had I noticed the faint portrait to begin with, as well as the ridges, I would have conceded earlier! Now while I choke down the rest of my hat and finish with a little crow for good measure.....

 

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[Don in SJ]

Thankyou JuJu for providing the needed photographs, John, just glad to get in on the discussion, I had to speak up since I could not see it being a die or a mould/mold.

Don

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well I'll be darned. I thought the front of it was blank.

Cool find~!

 

[briankb70]

wtg
you

 

[michigan michael]