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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3121411, member: 10461&quot;]That&#039;s an intriguing item, though not produced by the mint.&nbsp; What its purpose was is anyone&#039;s guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver, you say?&nbsp; How can you tell?&nbsp; Are there any markings indicating that?&nbsp; What does it weigh?</p><p><br /></p><p>It is obviously something privately issued and modern, circa late 20th century.&nbsp; That much is evident from the style, though the design mimics the rare <a href="http://coinfacts.com/half_eagles/no_motto_half_eagles/1839d_liberty_head_half_eagle.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinfacts.com/half_eagles/no_motto_half_eagles/1839d_liberty_head_half_eagle.htm" rel="nofollow">1839-D half eagle</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s it worth?&nbsp; Well, that depends on the silver content, if any.&nbsp; That, and the novelty/curiosity value.&nbsp; A collector of Southern (i.e., Dahlonega/Charlotte) gold might enjoy it as a curiosity- it would make a cool paperweight, for example.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just sold an <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-bought-a-used-car-for-5-00-in-dahlonega-gold.319001/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-bought-a-used-car-for-5-00-in-dahlonega-gold.319001/">1842-D half-eagle</a>, as it happens.&nbsp; That coin had the mintmark on the reverse rather than above the date.&nbsp; (That mintmark above the date as replicated on your item was a feature of only the 1838 and 1839 coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Neat thing ... whatever it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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