Does this Mexican Gold Coin Look Real?

[beacon]

I am being sold this Mexican 2.5 Peso gold coin for about $120 in U.S. Dollars (I am in Colombia). It is .900 purity and has 0.0603 troy oz. of gold.

My guess is that is is probably in circulated condition.

Does the coin look real and would it be a good deal to buy this coin? Unfortunetely, it is hard to find gold coins here in Colombia or they have huge premiums, but I did find this one at a local pawn shop.

Thanks for any help!

 

[richatthecroft]

Looks fine to me $120 price tag is ok in my opinion.   

[LiquidMetalsUK]

Would agree with @richatthecroftthe coin looks good and $120 is about right in the current market 

[beacon]

The seller sent a picture of the coin on a scale. It says 0.05 oz on the scale (not sure if regular ounces or troy ounces), but the weight conversion from 0.05 ounces does not add up when I convert it. The total weight of the coin should be 2.08 grams.
0.05 ounces = 1.4 grams
0.05 troy ounces = 1.5 grams

Is it normal for the coin to lose some heaviness/weight with time?

[richatthecroft]

5 minutes ago, beacon said:

Is it normal for the coin to lose some heaviness/weight with time?

No- certainly not significantly.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18813.html

[beacon]

1 minute ago, richatthecroft said:

No- certainly not significantly.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18813.html

Thank you. I will probably walk away from this then.

[richatthecroft]

His scale looks a bit cheap and nasty 😂 

 

[beacon]

3 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

His scale looks a bit cheap and nasty 😂 

 

True, it does look cheap! I will ask if he can use another scale perhaps.

[richatthecroft]

Could he take better photos for you? Despite the poor quality photos you have, the coin looks ok.  
The Cinco Pesos is frequently copied, but I haven’t heard that the Dos Y Medio is. 

Here’s a genuine one: