Need Help Identifying A Mexican Gold Olympic Coin

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Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/29/2013 3:51 pm Please help me id this coin. It is gold, 42.2 grams and I can't find anything on this. Anyone recognize this? Report this Post to the Staff

jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 03/29/2013 10:16 pm It is a medallion, not a coin. No mention of the country (Estados Unidos Mexicanos), and no denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
Jupke Valued Member Belgium 83 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 05:57 am In 1968 the Olympic Summer Games were held at Mexico (primarily Mexico City). The football games were held in the Aztec Stadium (Estadio Azteca). See more info on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Azteca Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/02/2013 12:01 am Looks like a plated medal to me. The change in color near the final letter of UNIVERSITARIA at the rim seals the deal. Gold does not tarnish. Report this Post to the Staff
rdzyrdza New Member Mexico 6 Posts	Posted 04/02/2013 02:05 am This is a medal no coin, this medal was not coined by Mexico mint (Mo), may be was made by a private jewelry, because there are not registered in Mexican Coin House. Report this Post to the Staff
Airw0lf Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 04/03/2013 07:35 am Like I told you in the other post you did few days ago about the same coin , is a medallion made for a private mint to commemorate the Olympic games showing the stadium of Mexico City and Aztec playing with a ball and that is a copper gold plated ... Edited by Airw0lf 04/03/2013 07:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
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