I have a misprinted james monroe gold dollar on ebay I was wondering the best way to discribe it. It was the gold plattin skipped wich I thinks called back gold and the dates and in god we trust ect is very hard to see. If that's not aloud please edit thanks. EDITED---it's not
Welcome to the forum dustinr The Preidential Dollars have a composition of Manganese Brass Clad not gold Outer Layer 77% Cu, 4% Ni, 7% Mn and 12% Zn Overall Composition: 88.5%Copper, 6% Zine, 3.5% Manganese 2% Nickel. Try this site for more information on Presidential Dollars. www.smalldollars.com
dustinr: Welcome. And: Please remember that the mint promoted these as "golden" meaning the color. There was never, and never will be any gold plate. Your coin simply looks as though it is a darkened (perhaps from dirt, or who knows how) coin. Many of them that I find with my metal detector look very dark, apparently they tone (darken) easily in the sand a soil.
story behind this coin? Hello Dustinr, #1 What is the story behind this coin? Did you find it in circulation or did you find it in a roll? If the lettering is running off the plachet or it doesn't weigh the same as other dollars, then I suggest you take some better photos & we may find that it is worth some real money. If it is just a dollar that has toned dark then it may only be worth a dollar. #2 Do you have previous coin collecting or Ebay experience that you would like to share? Very best regards, collect89
