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An original 1.4 oz 1976 American Revolution Gold Metal. A picture is worth a 1000 words.

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It's worth at least scrap metal. The question is if its even gold for starters. One cannot just assume its solid gold as it could be gold plated.

The trouble is 1.4 ounce is not a standard gold weight - most often they are struck in fractions that are easier to remember such as 1 ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, 1/10 ounce, 1/20 ounce. 2 ounce is a possibility but I've never heard of 1.4 ounce.

At best, this is most certainly not a product of US mint and very likely a private mint production.

 

Can't swallow being wrong...perhaps you should educate yourself before spewing out your obvious zero knowledge of 1976 American bicentennial gold medal..they are rare so I doubt you amateurs would know much about that or have the funds to get it...I buy gold ..and don't sit on forums talking about it.

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Its not a coin...it's a medal...i'll assume you don't know the difference ..it was tested with a laser today . Educate yourselves

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Then if you know so much on gold.... Why did you get swindled by your dealer on it? Then come here and ask for our help?
Plain and simple, the United States Mint has never made a Bicentennial medal of that type, it is a private mint issue and is more then likely gold plated

 

A lot of hostility here , I don't know what was said in the original post, but the majority of the people on this forum are here to help and inform, not to make accussations and belittle. Can't we be adults?!?

 

Please kindly educate us more about this medal.

I would like more references especially catalog where possible. I do not see any gold hallmark and would be very intrigued to see one. Current photos make it very difficult to see much.

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/national-bicentennial-medal.216522/

 

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explain this
http://old.stacksbowers.com/BrowseAuctions/LotDetail/tabid/227/AuctionID/6103/Lot/1/Default.aspx

http://coins.ha.com/itm/miscellaneo...ational-bicentennial-gold-medal/a/427-82331.s


Now to the OP I don't know which is yours if its the plated piece or the solid piece your not going to help the value by holding it the way you are.

 

Specs from the old thread the values are from 2012
OP weigh it in grams would be helpfull instead of pounds to be more accurate

 

I have no idea about the item, but does anyone know why a set of scales are marked 'Milk' and 'Water'?

And for the splenetic poster, metals are tested with X-Rays, not lasers.

 

Can't a gold coin be tested by biting into them? I've seen it done in the movies!

 

Just a quick clarification - the first post of this topic is the original post. It's just that the OP thought the best way to get around a ban or timeout is to simply create a new ID/account. Errm, that's not how it works.

 

I don't know anything about the topic of the thread.

I'm just here to congratulate you on the use of an interesting and unusual word.

 

Ah, I see. Hopefully he/she has had their fun for today...

 

So, how did we get to "1.4 ounces"? No online source talks about a "1.4-ounce gold medal".

First, we need to make sure of our units. I don't suppose we should expect a "milk/water" scale to weigh on the troy scale. Converting, 1 troy ounce = 1.09714 standard ounces.

From the linked page, the "medium" gold medal in this series was "1.167 troy ounces of gold".

From other discussion, the medal is apparently 90% (coin) gold, not 24K or some other composition.

So, 1.167 troy ounces = 1.28 standard ounces.

1.28 standard ounces of gold, plus enough other metal to bring its composition down to 90% = 1.28 / 0.9 = 1.42 standard ounces; 1.4 ounces on a food scale.

Even after the rough handling it's obviously received -- and this most recent photography session wasn't doing it any favors -- the medal is still worth 1.167 ozt of gold, or just over $1557 at this weekend's spot price.

But, really, if what you want to do is pick fights or yell about everyone else's ignorance, you can get away with much lower-budget items than this. I'd start with a zinc-rotted, er, "one-of-a-kind mint misprint" Lincoln cent.

 

Let me repost something Doug posted in another thread as a reminder or warning for those that have not seen it.