I just recently came across this coin and can find no information about it over the internet. It's a very small coin with a picture of Rutherford B. Hayes on it. above him in tiny print is "19th President", on the left is 1877, on the right is 1881, and below the face says "Rutherford B. Hayes". On the back, there is the same symbol that is on the back of an American 50 cent piece. The 2x2 that it came in has written on it "Rutherford Hayes Mini-Coin", and on the bottom is "Sterling (92.5%) Silver". Again, I could find nothing out about it over the internet thus far. Any information would be great. Please help. Thanks.
Sorry, Ryan. These are modern tokens of some sort, and are of little value. They are novelties, but not coins.
Ryan - Those are modern novelties. I think that most folks on here won't possess much, if any, information about them. More than likely, they are worth no more than their silver-content melt-value. Did you buy those? Friendly FYI... If you are interested in coin collecting, I would recommend purchasing and reading a few books about coin collecting prior to purchasing anything.
WELCOME TO THE FORUM. You should really stick around here a little more. Also, purchase a book, almost any book, on coins. Did you try Google for those tokens or medals? Hopefully you didn't pay to much for those.
I am new to collecting. So far I don't have that big of a collection, but it's growing. I think buying a book would be a good investment, thank you. This coin wasn't that much. I only payed 2 dollars for it, so it's not that big of a deal. Thanks guys.
You're welcome. If you want an even cheaper investment, get those books from the library. It is nice to maintain your own collection, but there is a free numismatic education to be had.
These were issued by the Franklin Mint in 1969 in both silver and platinum. Mintages were 88,750 and 540 respectively and the silver cost 52c. A magnifying glass was included free with the purchase of the entire set of 36 (Ford was added later). Most tokens and medals with substantial premiums have known populations of 2000 or fewer so these would be considered distressingly common. They are .925 silver (sterling).
