What is this

I have been trying to find out what this is and who made it also if what the package says is true. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance.

 

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some sort of token id assume

 

89 grams of "solid gold"... sure. That's almost 3 troy ounces. Probably just plated; there were a ton of these type of "coins" produced, but rest assured it's not gold.

 

I would agree i don't think it is pure gold either but i have not been able to find any info on this i have searched for everything from tokens to medals to coins.

 

Take it to a jeweler and ask them to test it to see if they can ascertain whether it is gold or not.

Chris

 

I did take it to a jeweler and they did the magnet test and it did not stick to the coin but i did not want them to scratch any of the gold off yet till i know what it is and if it has any value as a mint condition coin or medal what ever it is.

 

Based on the way the dates are stated, 29.5.1917 instead of 5.29.1917, I'm guessing it's a European made medal/token.

 

thanks i will try to look for that i did not try that

 

It's just a guess since Europeans use that date format and we in the USA typically don't. I'm not sure about Canada.

 

The jeweler can test it on the edge, and I can almost guarantee you that if it is gold, the melt value would be far greater than the medal. (It's not a coin.)

 

Make that far, far, FAR greater.

 

A finess of .986 is rather unusual also, mainly european coins such as Aust., Hungarian, etc. ducats so perhaps that may help in your search but it is on the holder and not the medallion/token so it may have been an assumption. I would guess middle or east european.

 

unless the 986 is the number out of a 1000 piece limited run. Check the edge of the medal and see if there is any writing there.

 

89 grams would make that much larger than a $50 American Eagle. Perhaps it contains 89 grains (approx 6.4 grams) of gold? By the photo, I'd say it's about the size of a U.S. half dollar.

 

There is no markings on the edge or any place on the medal.

 

It is a rather large piece i will try to post another pic to show the size. It is actually a 2 piece set this one which is the larger one and another that is smaller but looks the same.

 

Here is a comparison pic with the other medal

 

probably 8.9 grams...

 

Have you actually weighed these medals? If so, what do they actually weigh?

 

you have to weigh it and test the edge to see if it's gold. the .986 fine is like an austrian 4 ducat. they are also very thin. could be like that. without testing it's not really worth anything-yet