Ronstar
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My friend and I made the 90 mile trip up to Spokane , WA. Contacted the person I had been emailing, originally his father was not going to be in the shop today but his interest peaked due to the Roman vs Arabic numbers so he was waiting.
The coin was carefully examined for 20 plus minutes and after consulting several reference books and talking to his father (whom started the company), he determined the coin was real.
He explained he had seen several “Omega” coins and explained there had been a man so confident in his counterfeiting artistry that he stamped an “Omega” symbol on the coin. If was placed between the talons of the eagle and was so small it takes fairly high magnification to detect. There was a small dent in the coin at the talons but after using several optic devices it was determined to be just that, a dent. He believes the coin is real.
After further discussion between my friend and he it was decided the best option was to send it in to be professionally authenticated but not graded. There was enough minor wear and slight dings and dents that it would likely grade low. It is though thought to still be worth in the $8-10,000 area.
And I got to play with it…….
The coin was carefully examined for 20 plus minutes and after consulting several reference books and talking to his father (whom started the company), he determined the coin was real.
He explained he had seen several “Omega” coins and explained there had been a man so confident in his counterfeiting artistry that he stamped an “Omega” symbol on the coin. If was placed between the talons of the eagle and was so small it takes fairly high magnification to detect. There was a small dent in the coin at the talons but after using several optic devices it was determined to be just that, a dent. He believes the coin is real.
After further discussion between my friend and he it was decided the best option was to send it in to be professionally authenticated but not graded. There was enough minor wear and slight dings and dents that it would likely grade low. It is though thought to still be worth in the $8-10,000 area.
And I got to play with it…….