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He told me it was gold plated one day then the next it was "your not going to believe this". I didn't but still I haven't been able to find another one like it. I'm sure someone will be able to i.d it.
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Rest in Peace
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Maybe you could try an Elvis collectibles site -- there have got to be some of those out there. Maybe somebody there knows what it is.
If you find out that it's worth a million, be sure to come back and let us know. I wouldn't mind being wrong about this one at all. It just doesn't seem likely.
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Rest in Peace
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Looks like a "hobo" silver dollar to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is not even a real Morgan silver dollar, just a reproduction design. Based on the discoloration and pitting, the token has likely sustained some corrosion and environmental damage in the past and was then subsequently cleaned. |
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Perhaps it's a casting. Looks rough like a casting too.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I haven't read all the responses yet but that doesn't look like a real Morgan dollar to me so I don't think it is an encased Morgan like mentioned. I am not sure what it is but am guessing it is just some private mint commemorative for Elvis and they just used the Morgan design for the Reverse of the coin (Or Obverse since they used the Obverse design of the Morgan and Elvis is on the Reverse) Edit: Quote:
He told me it was gold plated one day then the next it was "your not going to believe this". Hard to believe when we don't know what he said next..... It may have been gold plated but plating doesn't add many value to the coin/medal/whatever it is as the plating would be very thin Edit#2: The only thing I could find about Elvis and Morgan was this Quote:
Elois Bedford was probably Elvis' first 'girlfriend' - the relationship ended after perhaps one year when Elvis handed Elois a note as she was about to board the school bus. It said he had gone to another girl.
Her name was Magdalene Morgan.
Magdalene Morgan had had her eyes on the shy youngster for a longer time and she knew - just knew - that one day, sooner or later, they would become 'an item'. So about the only thing I can tell you about it is that its very crudely made and probably worth very little (even to a Elvis fan) because even people that like Elvis wants items that are nice looking and this isn't |
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What came next was "We're millionaire's!" and I agree with you. I wasn't hoping to find a value for it so much as identify it. I appreciate your comments.
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It's not gold-plated, and certainly not solid gold - gold doesn't turn brown like that. Nor does it corrode, as this piece evidently has done. I'd say it's a cheap brass souvenir. Perhaps it was buried and dug up again a decade or so later and cleaned, making it look like that.
The "1935-1977" dates indicate it was made after his death; probably not shortly after, otherwise the piece would probably make some mention of the fact. I'd put it in the early to mid 1980s.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Hello I've got this exact coin it was my mother's but mine was made into a necklace I'm curious how much it is worth as well.
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Hello and welcome.  Our opinion hasn't changed in 10 years. It's "just" a cheap souvenir medal, probably worth a few dollars back in the 1980s when it was likely made, and worth even less now that it's been corroded somewhat - or, in your case, turned into a necklace. Hardcore Elvis fans who take a liking to it might pay a little more. But coin collectors won't. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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 to the Community, Mdj1973! |
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Thanks!  |
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Edited by TCBMax
01/12/2022 12:08 am
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Very nice! to the Community, TCBMax! |
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