I don't know how you figure the coin in your picture is supposed to be my coin.
Quite the opposite - your coin is supposed to be the coin in the picture - it's the actor. That's why it has same serial number; and also why PCGS has a cert verification tool that links to the actual auction data of the coin they certified.
The coin can be tested for silver without removing it from the holder - find someone near you that has an XRF. Check with the gold buying shops, very few have XRF equipment. If it's heavy plating, an XRF should pick it up - not always if the operator uses short duration or single spot testing.
The ikes are worth something around $125 as a group - still a good pickup for $25.
You are 100% right. And anyone who still has any doubt that the coin is fake, I'm sorry but you are literally an idiot.
Did you see the link of the REAL coin with the SAME SERIAL NUMBER?These things are dangerous and I have been seeing more and more in the shop I work at. If people have any doubts about a coin's authenticity, its gone with the wind as soon as they see its graded by a company as reputable as PCGS (I see NGC fakes too, but not as often). But that just shows you how good the Chinese are. We have a list of websites that sell similar items. We're putting it together and submitting it-we have successfully shut down sites in the past. There are countless sites that you can buy a 1oz gold coin in a PCGS and/or NGC holder from! I've seen 100oz Engelhard bars for $40 something dollars.
The bottom line: do your due-diligence!Fortunately, in one sense the Chinese are dumb. Basically all of the fake coins we see, especially the one "graded" and in bogus PCGS/NGC slabs are like...multiple thousands of dollars worth coins. Like this one-16k I think was mentioned?
If something seems too good to be true, it is.There is no one in this case that we can definitively point the finger at. If it was the OP (if not, obviously no offense)-you failed. I take it upon myself to be a "whistle-blower" on things like this, where I have knowledge someone else may not. I hope others do the same.