Us Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide (Official Whitman Guidebook)

by Bill Fivaz

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Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3 out of 5 stars

Good book, 2007-07-03
This is a better that average book if you are interested in looking for what to look for in a fake coin. There are descent photos and information on tell tale signs. There is no real model to tell you of any specific markings to determine if it is a genuine coin, just what to look for in a fake. Better detail, die marking information and die pairing would have made this a great book. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in stepping into the gold coin market.

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4 out of 5 stars

A must for the raw gold coin collector, 2007-06-13
As a budding gold coin collector, this book is a must have. Currently, I have 4 gold coins in my collection. Two have been graded and are genuine specimens, one was returned counterfeit, and one I have yet to send in. Now, I have a guide to help me screen my coins.

The picture quality alone of the coins shown in this book makes it a buy. They are most helpful in showing you what to look for. Having only heard of the "Omega Man" up to this point, there are a few of those coins pictured in the book.

If only the grading service I use would return coins telling you what makes it a counterfeit like the book shows you.

I rated it at 4 starts because I think there should be more than the 200 pictures. Also, more info on the "Omega Man" and other history of counterfeiting would be nice to have. When was the first "Omega Man" coin discovered?

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