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<p>[QUOTE="HankHill, post: 1413979, member: 37406"]Here's a backstory on this coin I'm trying to identify. </p><p><br /></p><p>My dad bought it at a coin show for less than ten dollars a little while ago, and it was completely covered in dirt to the point where identification was impossible. After cleaning it off a little, he noticed that the coin may be possibly made of gold, and he took to several experts to get it checked out. They confirmed that it was indeed gold (50% gold, 50% unidentified metal), but have never seen an example of this type of coin and could not find it in any of their catalogs. We don't know where to look next for more information, so I figured this might be a good place to start. </p><p><br /></p><p>I attached some pictures, and any help with ID would be appreciated! (Note: The information on the cardboard sleeve is wrong!)</p><p>[ATTACH]171637.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171638.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171639.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HankHill, post: 1413979, member: 37406"]Here's a backstory on this coin I'm trying to identify. My dad bought it at a coin show for less than ten dollars a little while ago, and it was completely covered in dirt to the point where identification was impossible. After cleaning it off a little, he noticed that the coin may be possibly made of gold, and he took to several experts to get it checked out. They confirmed that it was indeed gold (50% gold, 50% unidentified metal), but have never seen an example of this type of coin and could not find it in any of their catalogs. We don't know where to look next for more information, so I figured this might be a good place to start. I attached some pictures, and any help with ID would be appreciated! (Note: The information on the cardboard sleeve is wrong!) [ATTACH]171637.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171638.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]171639.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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