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Identifying Gold Looking Coin | Constitution Bicent'l Medal

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I came across a couple of the coins shown in the attached pictures and haven't been able to figure out what they are. I'm a complete amateur at this and appreciate your help. Sorry if this is a silly question.

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I moved your post to the 'Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens' forum for the proper attention.
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Difficult to see from your pics but is it this :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-S-CONSTIT...em5ae12f565e
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I found that face on the U.S. CONSTITUTION 200TH ANNIVERSARY COIN 1787-1987 coins but the rear side has a scroll instead of the parchment sheets and a quill pen. Is this a dollar coin and assuming the gold is just a finish? Here is a better picture of what the back looks like.


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If your coin doesn't have the name of a country like United States or Liberia or somewhere else then it's not truly a coin but a medal or token issued by a private company.

The second image you posted is actually a coin from the US mint.

It would be helpful if there were any small marks hidden - check the rim also. Sometimes a mark can lead to the maker.

I would assume it is some type of brass, although it could be gold plated.

So without any further info we can just say it's a (probably brass) patriotic token commemorating the 200th anniversary of the constitution in 1987.

It's not a silly question, just hard to find definitive answers.
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Except, coins from the UK do not have the name of the country on them. Mostly it's true though.
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This looks like what I have. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1787-1987-W...em3380e7fd21

My Inlaws believed these were more valuable than they are. Guess that's what happens with no internet.
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