My grandpa gave me this coin, when he passed away a month ago.. I've been so busy lately I havn't even found time to look at it, so here is a picture anyone know what its called or what its worth?
LOL, I havn't even been collectin coins that long and i know what that is. judging by your attachments id say your trolling lol
Welcome to Cointalk and sorry to hear about your grandpa. It looks like you have pictures of 2 different coins here, which one is actually yours? The bigger pictures appear to be a copy of a 1933 St. Gaudens while the smaller pic appears to be a real coin although I can't really make out the date. More information would be helpful.
He obviously doesn't know what it is so how's that considered trolling? Sorry to hear about your loss and most likely it's fake. Sorry to say! There's only one 1933 $20 gold left. A couple more may be out there.
There are 13: 10 in Fort Knox, 2 in the Smithsonian, and 1 in a private collection. I saw one of the Smithsonian pieces in Boston.
I'd give the kid (?) the benefit of the doubt - not trolling, just looking for knowledge. How he handles the knowledge will show his true intentions. Joe
first off, sorry about your grandfather. i lost mine a few years ago, and till this day i still get upset and miss him. i was just thinking about him a few hours ago. the pain never stops, but you learn to deal with it. second, the coin. i am 99.9% sure that coin is fake. lets put the fact that it doesn't look legit aside. if your grandfather had a real '33 st gaudens, all your family would know what it is. or he would let one person know what it is and not to let anybody else know. the coin is illegal to own and if it was real and you put it for sale at auction, the secret service would seize it. the 1933 st gauden coin isn't worth thousands its worth millions! one sold in 02 for just over 7.5 million dollars.. it was also owned by king farouk of egypt. its in a private collection and the government made an exception and let this person keep it for a $20 payment.
there are lots more than that. Currently the US is involved with a case vs. the Langbord family over another 10 genuine 1933 double eagles. Trust me, there's lots more than 10 out there. The proof-looking coin looks to be a Franklin Mint (or some other private mint) reproduction recently sold in TV ads. Like the one in this online ad: http://www.ioffer.com/i/1933-20-Gold-Double-Eagle-Proof-Replica-of-Rarest-Coin-45521871
