I have found an old coin with my Father's old things. Not sure exactly what it is but I'm pretty sure it's silver and there seems to be some nice looking toning around the rim (mostly on the obverse) If anyone knows what it is and the value - please let me know ! Thank you gentlemen.
Yes it is a medallion from Benjamin Film Laboratory, commemorating it benign open 25 years. usually things like this don't sell for much but since i would say it is silver you most likely have it being worth at least spot price !!
Hmm seems like a random thing my Dad would have...he doesn't even collect coins/medallions either : P
hahahah you would be surprised most people have things like this sitting in their dress drawer or in with misc stuff !! i see it all the time !!
Yeah and that's where you find the old stuff that might be worth something huge ! Now that I think of it...when my Dad bought his first house (built in mid 1800s downtown Toronto) he was doing some renovations and when he was pulling off the current wallpaper, there was a coin hidden behind it, just resting on the floorboard. He told me it was from the 1800s and Canadian, but didn't know what it was exactly. Now that I started coin collecting I asked him about it and he can't remember where he put it all those years back. Now I'll always wonder what it could have been....
Amen to that you wouldn't believe the stuff I find in house cleanouts and I hear about more from the guys that sell me stuff problem is as far as coins there's never the stuff I collect mostly common stuff in low grade
I wouldn't be too quick to call that medallion worthless (except as bullion). A former employee of the Company may really want an example for his kids, etc. I'd put it on eBay with a Start bid of its bullion value plus $1 plus your postage to ship it. For mailing a single small item like this, 66c postage should be adequate. That's a small cardboard mailer under one ounce (46 cents) plus the 20c surcharge for non-machinable. If not more than 1/4 inch thick, it qualifies as a letter, not a parcel. To mail one coin, I cut a 5x8 mailer in half, and even a half dollar generally weighs only 0.8 or 0.9 ounces total. Many sellers spend WAY more than necessary on postage.
