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DragonEyes New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/22/2008 2:39 pm I was given this coin by a friend, who was given it by her grandfather. It's a fairly large coin, bigger than any of the current US coins, and heavier than it looks. The sides were once ridged, but it's been worn down enough that the ridges are fairly minimal now. I've been curious about this for a while, and would mainly like to know what it is and if it has any worth. I'm not much of a coin collector, so I really have no idea what I'm dealing with. Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/22/2008 6:00 pm At first glance, it looks like a private-issue commemorative token. It doesn't list an issue date, but the style of the obverse type (particularly "1788") strikes me as late 19th-early 20th C. Perhaps it was issued around their centenary in 1888? Just a wild guess! Edited by KurtS 02/22/2008 6:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/23/2008 12:08 am I used to have one of these and I have NEVER seen another copy until now. Report this Post to the Staff
brandonb12 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 2:10 pm I also have one of these coins and it is in good condition. What would one of these be worth does anyone know? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 11:32 pm PLEASE NOTE: this thread is several years old and has been bumped by brandonb12. I believe these are a category of coin-like medals known as "so-called dollars". As for value, it really depends. Putting it on ebay would really be a lottery; it might go for a little, it might go for a lot. Here's the thread GO posted a long time ago in a subforum far far away, in a thread even older than this one. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 04/24/2011 1:04 pm This is not a coin. It's a medal. The design, especially the rendering of a whimsical bird, suggest to this longtime token and medal collector that this is a late 20th century issue; most likely 1980's. This medal was probably struck as a commercial enterprise; to be sold at historic, tourist spots as a memento. My estimate as to worth is $1 or so as a curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
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