Five Counterfeit Golden Eagles?

[garikfox]

Hi everyone, I'm concerned my 5 x 1oz Gold eagles could be fake

I inherited these from my mother. Her late husband purchased 30 of them.

They pass the "ring" test. They pass the size test. But...they don't pass the weight test... 

Around 19g ea. on all of them (real eagles weigh about 33g ea.). I'm probably going to take them to a local jeweler soon.

My question is we probably know these are fake so is it worth melting these down to get what gold is in these out of them?

 

[kac]

Weight test would be crucial as another alloy or plated material won't be the same. How far off is the weight?

https://www.uncommonwisdomdaily.com/counterfeit-gold-heres-can-tell-23868

There is a check list of tests listed towards the bottom of the page.

[garikfox]

Real eagles weigh about 33g ea.

[Steve Herschbach]

Since you can buy them new for $3.49 each I’d say not worth melting. The neat thing about gold is you can plate it in remarkably thin layers. Think for instance about the value of gold leaf.

http://www.steelcitycopper.com/store/page20.html

[garikfox]

Oh wow!, i wish i only knew the weight of their coin. Than mystery solved.

[garikfox]

I forget a test on the coins. Magnet

They passed the magnet test! 

Mystery re-opened, lol :)

[fredmason]

Many people buy plated coins( made by various shysters),

hearing/seeing the 24 K but paying no attention to the rest of the story...

give to the kids

fred

[garikfox]

Yeah. to bad they aren't real. That would've been nice :) 

[RobNC]

Instead of looking at them purely as money why not appreciate them for another reason. You obtained them from your mother after she passed on. Make them valuable by seeing that they are more than just coins.

[garikfox]

My mother is still alive its her husband that died a few months back.