The Goldismoney forum has an interesting new thread about fake gold $5 half eagles dated 1907 (Coronet head), fake $10 eagles dated 1909 (Indian head) and fake $2 1/2 gold quarter eagles dated 1929 (Indian head) which have been identified. These are deliberate counterfeit coins, not stamped 'Copy'. It would be worth checking coins of these dates, if you see any at a dealer or online.

Though these appear convincing, and appear 'worn' as if they were genuine old coins, the reduced weight of the fake coins gives them away, since they are not made of gold, but likely to be brass or a copper alloy. The half eagle weighs 4.6g instead of 8.3,  the eagle weighs only 7g instead of 16.7g and the quarter eagle only 2.1g instead of 4.18g.

Read the article with good illustrations of the fakes here - fake gold coins in circulation.

The lesson here: if you are serious about collecting gold coins, invest in digital weighing scale.

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