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Daniel J. Goevert
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 Posted 11/15/2005 8:34 pm
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Hello all:
One of my website readers sent me the following photos of a Confederate "coin", dated 1862. He said he found it in a northern Georgia cave, along with a few other artifacts.
Of course, it can't be a real Confederate coin, but it is interesting. Does anyone have an idea of this object's origin?
 
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crystalk64
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longnine009
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Morgan Fred
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Posted 11/15/2005 11:28 pm
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At first blush, I'd guess it was a stage prop for the movie Sahara, but it doesn't even come close.
http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa20dol.htm
My second guess is that it might be a cereal box fake coin like used to be stuffed in Wheaties or whatever back in the 1950s. What's it made from?
Fred
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Daniel J. Goevert
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Posted 11/16/2005 06:07 am
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The item appears to be made of bronze or some copper-based alloy. The photos don't show it very well, but there are a couple of bluish-green corrosion spots on the reverse.
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Susanlynn9
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Posted 11/16/2005 12:21 pm
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In 1867, Eureka produced a 10 dollar copper trade token, so the fact that this one is for $20 does not necessarily make it not authentic.
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national dealer
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Posted 11/16/2005 2:02 pm
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I have seen simular "coins" at a few shows, and they sell in the $5 range. Not exactly common, but not rare. My suggestion would be to email Julian Leidman.
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Daniel J. Goevert
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Posted 11/16/2005 6:07 pm
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Thanks everyone for the feedback thus far.
ND, who is Julian Leidman?
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RKKay
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USA
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Posted 11/16/2005 9:16 pm
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Originally posted by Daniel J. Goevert
Thanks everyone for the feedback thus far.
ND, who is Julian Leidman?
Julian is a longtime dealer from Silver Springs, MD. Great guy. Here's a link to his website:
http://www.juliancoin.com/
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longnine009
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national dealer
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Posted 11/17/2005 11:18 am
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Originally posted by RKKay
Julian is a longtime dealer from Silver Springs, MD.
Thanks RK,
I forget that everyone doesn't know Julian. 
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Daniel J. Goevert
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Posted 11/17/2005 9:56 pm
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The diameter of the object is 1.248 inches or 3.175 cm and the thickness is .073 inches or .1905 cm
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