Unidentified Coin: Major Gen. Zach Taylor?

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minemineallmine New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/27/2012 10:21 am Hi, below I have included links to a coin that is apart of a collection of my deceased Grandfather. It was given to him by a Librarian that saved it from a fire. If you have any information regarding this coin such as the history, value, rarity or even title it will be highly appreciated. http://i.imgur.com/S7hQE.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NnHHZ.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

kenscott Pillar of the Community United States 787 Posts	Posted 06/28/2012 12:17 am It appears to be a medallion or celebration coin for the Battle of Buena Vista in 1848. The coins I have found are not quite exactly like this one though. Also, as you likely know, he was also the 12th President of the United States. Report this Post to the Staff
minemineallmine New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/28/2012 07:32 am If you've never seen it before either that makes me even more tickled pink. I spent the last hour trying different search queries on Google to find an image of the exact piece and have turned up no luck. On past occasions when I've handled the coin and tried to read the back of the piece, if I didn't know any better it looks like it is in another language using english characters. One word looks like 'alma' and of course the obvious 'Buena Vista'. Report this Post to the Staff
kenscott Pillar of the Community United States 787 Posts	Posted 07/03/2012 01:08 am I did a bit of searching myself before replying and did not see the exact coin. As you will see, there is a commemorative coin for the victory which has some similarities but is not the coin you have. The direction of the profile on the obverse seems to separate it from the major of coins I have saw. If you do find out more about it please let me know. It has my peeked my curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
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