George Washington Dollar Coin Question

Ok.. so I found this coin. I cannot find it anywhere and if one could tell me about this coin, year, maybe the value of it?

It has 1789 George Washington 1797 First President of the United States on the head of the coin, along with a picture of Mr. Washington.

On the back...
It has edges like a quater would now-a-days but they are worn. It says:

George
Washington
Born Feb. 22, 1932
First In War First In Peace
First In The Hearts
Of His Countrymen;
Unanimously Elected
First President
Died December
1799.

Any information would be greatly appreciated!​

 

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I suspect that what you may have here is a "medal" and not a coin. Medals are used to commemorate a person or a or maybe a specific and/or significant event. Coins are intended for commerce and display a certain value. In any event, is there a way you could post a pic? We'd all love to see it...

BTW, George was born in 1732, not 1932....

 

I have the same coin/medal. I'd really like to know what it is and the value. Does anyone know?

 

I have the same coin, I would like to know as well.

 

Where did you "find it"?

What is the metal? Aluminum? It could be a gas station token...

Does anyone else think it's odd that it says George Washington was "Born Feb. 22, 1932" Thanks Ken!

Honestly, sharp, in-focus, up close photos showing both sides of your piece would be greatly appreciated for CT members to help you identify what you have and answer your question(s).

How To Post (upload) Photos

Alternatively, a scan of each side may be of use. :thumb:

 

EVERYBODY knows that washington could time travel... He wrote all of Lincoln's speaches for him too...

 

How interesting that 3 peoples' first posts all involve this medal...

Joe

 

He might have mistyped
i have seen this medals from ebay
here's a picture


Its a medal by the way

 

Make that 4!

 

Well, Nothing rare about this . Many are around, especially on EBAY. Nice keepsake though.

 

really i heard he was a ninja and the founder of the church of paymieisth now..lol.

 

Dear,
I have the same coin.

 

Welcome to the neighborhood quickquestion!.....Rissrock!.....Robert!.....salman!

Were all of you attending a GW medals convention or something? This medal has been posted I don't know how many times over the last 7 months, and who knows how many before that but that is when I joined.

You can usually tell the difference between a (US) coin and a medal because the coin will always have the denomination, year, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and E PLURIBUS UNUM on it. Another way you can tell is that coins are struck in "coin turn" and medals are struck in "medal turn". This means that if you hold a coin between your thumb and forefinger at the 12 & 6 o'clock positions and rotate it east to west (or west to east), the reverse will be upside down. With a medal, holding it in the same positions and rotating it east to west, the reverse will be right side up.

Chris

 

Hello

I have the same Medal/Coin does anyone know the cost of it by the way I would really appreciate it.

Thank You.

 

Hi. The Medal I have by the way is gold, is anybody else's gold as well?

 

He was born long after he died

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Hello, I have got the same one too , any idea about it cost ??

 

Worth only what a token or medal collector would pay.

Don't plan on any major home renovations, or a down-payment on a new porsche

 

UPDATE:
This thread now has 7 first-time posters. For 6, it remains their only post.

 

Lol! I just bought a box of coins at a garage sale and this (and an abe lincoln one) were in it. Also, wondering if it's worth anything. My first inclination would be that they are pretty worthless.