1798 guinea ?

[Peter]

I intially was convinced this wasn't real...but look at the winning bid

The obverse is almost there but the shield looks wrong.

Your opinions please.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...y0%3D%26fvi%3D1

[Rob]

I intially was convinced this wasn't real...but look at the winning bid

The obverse is almost there but the shield looks wrong.

Your opinions please.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...y0%3D%26fvi%3D1

Fake.

The hair below the ear and onto the shoulder and the height of the lis within the crown aren't right. Also the stop looks a bit far away from the end of the truncation. 1798 is a date noted in Spink for counterfeits.

[TomGoodheart]

The buyer buys antiques but very few coins. I wonder if they will regret the purchase?

[Peter]

The buyer buys antiques but very few coins. I wonder if they will regret the purchase?

They could always get it slabbed by a "prone to errors" US grading company....

[TomGoodheart]

The hair below the ear and onto the shoulder and the height of the lis within the crown aren't right. Also the stop looks a bit far away from the end of the truncation.

So a 'new variety' then?

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[nik a tron]

i think its fake because you just dont get coins in that good condition and that old so i would say fake aswell.

[Chris Perkins]

You do get coins in that good condition that are that old! You can get 2000+ year old coins that look like new and are genuine. They're rare of course, and when something rare is priced too good to be true then you should be wary.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it doesn't have to always be a duck!

[TomGoodheart]

No. It could be a turkey with flu.

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