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AnteWayUp New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 12:05 pm Hello, I am new and would like to introduce myself. I am Walter and I live in West Tx. My Grandfather's father, my great grandad, had a dog that use to retrieve a buried gold coin that was usually hidden around the yard. Another time my Great Grandad would shot a gold coin from horse back in the front yard. The coin would be described as a "Old gold coin from Mexico." My Grandfather would be a 103 now if he was still alive. These stories took place in his childhood. I recently found the coin I believe he use to talk about. I need help identifying the coin. I believe it weighs 4 to 6 grams and is slightly larger than a quarter. It also has reeded edge. I dont have it out to look at it at the moment but if someone could help me I will bring it out to look at it closer. Thank you for reading this post and I hope maybe you can help me identify my gold coin. Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 12:42 pm Can you read any inscription on the coin? If this is bigger than a quarter, yet weighing 4-6 grams, this approaches the weight of a silver quarter. Wouldn't a gold coin of this diameter weigh a lot more, like 15+ grams? Edited by DVCollector 01/20/2012 12:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 2:51 pm to the Community! I moved your post to the Identification forum for more focused attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
AnteWayUp New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 8:15 pm Thank you DVCollector, and jbuck. I decided to pull the coin out and look at it again. I come to realize the coin is the same size as a quarter. I plan on weighing it again as soon as I get my digital jewelry scale back from a person. Looking with a coin magnifying glass I cant make out much at all if anything. Not that coin is worn smooth but the opposite and has texture and might say something but I cant read it. There are two puzzling tiny little spots appearing on the coin that look like a little green gem and a little blue gem. Maybe even on more little green gem. I am not sure but it could be something else after all I found the coin under two inches of soil. Looking at the coin again to it still has a gold tone to it but a little less shiny then when after I found it and cleaned it in vinegar a couple years ago. These are some old pics I took a while back. Notice the coin is bent and has an indention of what looks like a bullet tried to co through it. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 9:05 pm , AnteWayUp! Report this Post to the Staff
Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 686 Posts	Posted 01/20/2012 11:11 pm Weigh it to make sure its gold. Report this Post to the Staff
AnteWayUp New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/21/2012 10:44 am Ok morning, I got my scales back and weighed the coin and the results are 6.15 gm, or .217 oz. Then after doing a quick search on google I turned up the weight of a quarter. ----------------------------------------------------------- Standard circulating quarters struck in copper-nickel weigh 0.20 oz., or 5.67 gm. A silver quarter dated 1964 and earlier weighs 6.25 grams. http://www.coincommunity.com/us_qua...shington.asp ----------------------------------------------------------- Now please noticed that my coin weighs .45 g more, or .017 oz heavier if it was a SCQ struck in copper-nickle. Also note that if it was a silver pre dated 1964, it would be .1 gram heavier. Hmmm, I need to think about this alittle more. Report this Post to the Staff
AnteWayUp New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/21/2012 10:56 am Silver quarters issued from 1873 to 1964 weighed 6.25 gm when new. They were struck in an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. http://www.coincommunity.com/us_quarter_dollars/ Maybe it is a quarter? If it contained 10% copper that could explain the green little color dots and distortion of coin after being buried probably 70 plus years. Still, thinking but it sure shines like gold. I want gold darn it. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/21/2012 11:58 am Yes, I think you're on the right track with a silver quarter, or similar size coin--hard to tell anymore. That it's slightly undrweight could be explained by the corrosion/wear visible--probably a combination of both. I've never tried to shoot a coin, but the indentation does fit well with your story. Report this Post to the Staff
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