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jdheyne
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 Posted 04/05/2006 9:46 pm
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Hello all. I am doing some checking for a friend.
He picked this up... Nixon silver and gold coins??
The gold has "900" on the bottom of the reverse, and the silver has "1000", signifying the metal content?
He showed some people locally, and he was told probably a German-ish mint, possibly when Nixon was visiting there?
Anybody have any ideas?
Also, he was told it is probably supposed to be Nov 5, 1968, since they switch the month and day over there. That was the day Nixon was elected.
Thanks!
Jordan
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Bryan1315
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Posted 04/05/2006 10:36 pm
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maybe some kind of memorial medal or token? I dont know just guessing here. I will keep track of this thread to see what the experts say
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toast
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Posted 04/05/2006 10:51 pm
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Just a guess, but it could be a campaign fund raiser as the date is election day.
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grendelfreak
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Australia
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Posted 04/06/2006 12:39 am
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Check out the markings under Nixons neck, that could be a clue from where its from.
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longnine009
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RenaL
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Turkey
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Posted 04/06/2006 02:43 am
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Yes, the European use the date in a Day/Month/Year order (actually I know no other nation than the American that uses M/D/Y order?).
About the coin, I only can guess it is not a Russian mintage
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grendelfreak
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Australia
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Posted 04/06/2006 04:27 am
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As far as I know, only America uses M/D/Y dating
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toast
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Australia
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Posted 04/06/2006 04:31 am
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I hope they don't use that portrait of Nixon on the presidential $1 coin series. Ugly.
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thekidcollector
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Kuwait
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Posted 04/06/2006 05:53 am
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Cool!
But doesn't look so good!
Maybe old campaign token?
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jdheyne
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USA
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Posted 04/06/2006 09:46 am
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Originally posted by grendelfreak
As far as I know, only America uses M/D/Y dating
How's come America has to be so different that everyone else.
The Date... measurements... We should go to metric... so much easier.
Kilometer, 1000 meters.
1 mile, 5000 something feet?
Whats between 3mm and 5mm? Easy, 4mm.
Whats between 3/8 and 1/2? 7/16, fairly easy, but not nearly as easy as mm.
I seem to be in a minority when I say we should use the metric scale... but it's just because we are not used to it yet.
Sorry, nothing coin related about this. Just thought I would share what I think.
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scoutjim99
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Posted 04/06/2006 2:13 pm
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they are teaching metric but also the old american standard as well
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jdheyne
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Posted 04/10/2006 9:32 pm
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Anyone else have any say on this. Would you believe them to be actual gold and silver?
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toast
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jdheyne
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USA
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Posted 05/01/2006 12:28 pm
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The silver coin is for sure silver.
The gold coin however... still unsure.
Is there anybody I could send this to that would be able to let me know if it is gold or not?
I took it to a jeweler... he said it has a good weight, but on the edge it has "brushing" which can be a characteristic of being plated.
So if there is somebody who would be willing to take a look, if it is real I would make it worth your time...
My gut says yes it is real, since the silver coin was. I don't think they would have made a real silver coin, then a fake gold...
Thanks for your time,
Jordan
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Bryan1315
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Posted 05/01/2006 2:35 pm
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how would you test it to see if it were real or not? the Acid test? or is there another way? I am sure there has to be another way but would like to know what they are
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He took the Office of President on 20 January 1969.
