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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-01-2004, 11:29 PM   #1 (permalink) erkhes Member   Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 45 found a coin, need info i found this coin. its from 1789. looks like a medal. AU on the observe side says "George Washington President of the United Sates 1789" Observe:http://www.photodump.com/viewer/Kc/head.html on the reverse side says "United States Mint Philadelphia 1792-1971" Reverse:http://www.photodump.com/viewer/Kc/tail.html any information?how much does it worth? Thanks Kc Last edited by erkhes; 06-01-2004 at 11:38 PM.   06-01-2004, 11:53 PM   #2 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 Quote: Originally Posted by erkhes its from 1789. Obviously not, with the reverse dates. That was the first year of Washington's first term, immediately following ratification of the Constitution. Quote: looks like a medal. AU on the observe side says "George Washington President of the United Sates 1789" Observe:http://www.photodump.com/viewer/Kc/head.html on the reverse side says "United States Mint Philadelphia 1792-1971" Reverse:http://www.photodump.com/viewer/Kc/tail.html It doesn't seem to be a U.S. Mint medal, as it is not listed here or here (3rd item) Quote: any information?how much does it worth? It's probably from one of the many private mints that do "collectible" series. I don't see any hallmarks or engraver initials, but you should check the edge for a possible incuse inscription. If it is gold, it's worth at least the melt value - if it's just a gold-colored base metal, it probably isn't worth more than a couple of bucks.   06-02-2004, 12:56 AM   #3 (permalink) erkhes Member   Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 45 initial says "F.Gasparro" on the right bottom side. very little.   06-02-2004, 07:41 AM   #4 (permalink) cdcda Senior Member     Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 468 Correction, this is a U.S. Mint Medal and is still being sold by the U.S. Mint for $2.75. FYI, Gasparro was the engraver at the mint at the time this medal would have originally been made, in 1971. Check out: http://catalog.usmint.gov/wcs/wcs_co...r;1000,00.html   06-02-2004, 12:36 PM   #5 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 Quote: Originally Posted by cdcda Correction, this is a U.S. Mint Medal and is still being sold by the U.S. Mint for $2.75. Well, I learned a valuable lesson from this - When researching mint-issue medals, look at the pictures, not just the name. I sure didn't connect "First Coinage Bronze Medal" with the pictures in the original post, but there it is, the second item in the first link I posted.   06-02-2004, 04:37 PM   #6 (permalink) erkhes Member   Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 45 thanks guys   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. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1852 Gold $1 - Need info | What are the three coins Worth / How do they Grade! » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 66 02-10-2010 03:43 PM World's most expencive coins coinandrew World & Ancient Coins 26 11-07-2009 03:14 PM TPG Companies Grading GUARANTIES Silver Striker Coin Chat 26 10-21-2009 12:21 PM Coin trivia!!! FreakyGarrettC Coin Chat 13 10-28-2008 06:02 AM what do you think of TPG's you have used? ranchhand Coin Chat 57 11-13-2006 09:58 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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