United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide: A Full Color Analysis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780794849108)

Don't be fooled--outsmart the counterfeiters and protect your investment. Bill Fivaz's book for gold collectors is a full-color, 224-page reference for identifying fake gold coins from dollars to double eagles, plus commemoratives and California fractionals.

Inside you'll find:

• specific diagnostics for nearly 200 counterfeits frequently found in today's marketplace
• expert advice from professional graders, authenticators, and coin dealers
• more than two dozen useful "rules of thumb" (Complete with illustrations)
• physical traits of authentic gold coins, with photo enlargements
• U.S. gold coin specifications and tolerances and more

In the words of professional numismatist Randy Campbell, "The hobby needs this book now, more than ever."