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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-05-2006, 12:57 AM   #16 (permalink) Aidan Work Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wellington,New Zealand. Posts: 6,467 Gold is the only metal that keeps its colour,even though it is very soft.It doesn't corrode like other metals do. Aidan.   08-05-2006, 11:34 AM   #17 (permalink) jackeen Senior Member   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 222 If the coin is cleaned, then it's doubtful it was lost while circulating. Perhaps then it was some more contemporary beach-goer's good luck piece or such. OTOH, I think lying in the surf, getting buffeted by waves and abraded by sand, would produce an effect rather similar to cleaning, so don't assume it was lost recently. I'd do a little prospecting in the area you found it. __________________ If you're going through Hell, keep going.   08-09-2006, 05:13 AM   #18 (permalink) Quantum Flux Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: australia Posts: 9 I wonder if it would be good to research shipwrecks through the history of your local coastline to help you track down possible fossick sites.   08-09-2006, 08:22 AM   #19 (permalink) YNcoinpro_U.S. Coin Collector     Join Date: May 2005 Location: in a house Posts: 1,124 I'd say it's worth about $200 dollars. and welcome to the forum. __________________ Collecting the first fifty years of U.S. coins 1793-1843. All denominations and all grades.   08-09-2006, 10:37 AM   #20 (permalink) The_Cave_Troll The Coin Troll     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,539 Quote: Originally Posted by YNcoinpro_U.S. I'd say it's worth about $200 dollars. and welcome to the forum. unfortunately, the OP is unlikely to still be around since this thread is 10 months old and they haven't posted since this thread was last active. __________________ "From time to time the Tree of Liberty must be refreshed with the blood of Patriots and of Tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson   08-25-2007, 05:23 PM   #21 (permalink) Lucas Junior Member   Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Oh carinha sortudo   08-25-2007, 05:29 PM   #22 (permalink) hamman88 Coin Collector     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL Posts: 1,679 Am I the only one who thinks this coin was clearly stolen? It's always "I found it" or "I won it" when someone is trying to sell something stolen like this, I see no reason to believe him here. __________________ The Young Numismatist Coin Club freepowerboards.com/yncc   08-25-2007, 06:09 PM   #23 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,790 My Mood: Quote: Am I the only one who thinks this coin was clearly stolen? It's always "I found it" or "I won it" when someone is trying to sell something stolen like this, I see no reason to believe him here. This is a really old thread---but I see no reason NOT to believe him. SPeedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   08-25-2007, 06:21 PM   #24 (permalink) hontonai Registered Contrarian   Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,589 My Mood: Does anyone know what the first new post today is all about? The poster's only other posting saiys he is a 12-year-old Brazillian who wanted to sell some coins, but Babelfish won't translate "Oh carinha sortudo" from Portuguese to English   08-25-2007, 06:56 PM   #25 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,790 My Mood: Quote: "Oh carinha sortudo" I think the last part...sortudo...means lucky....the "carinha," has something to do with a face, or the like. Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   08-25-2007, 08:32 PM   #26 (permalink) 900fine doggone it people like me     Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,322 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by zaneman It's a 1903 5 dollar gold piece : ) I was kinda hopin' it was an 1875-CC __________________ www.900fine.com   08-26-2007, 12:12 PM   #27 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,752 Congratulations! I've been detecting since 1989, still waiting for my gold coin. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" Buy The Book before the Book: http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....tID=079482580X   08-29-2007, 09:52 PM   #28 (permalink) JennaTy Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 Quote: Originally Posted by 900fine I was kinda hopin' it was an 1875-CC HEHE!!   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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