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Does anyone know how to tell what this is made of? It does not look to be bronze, not sure if it is gold. I know there is a platinum variety. Mass: 221g Diameter: 76mm Thickness: 7mm   |
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Looks gold to me but looks can be deceiving. Best bet is non destructive testing of some type I would think. Good luck!
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XRF tester. John1  |
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Generally they put the karat weight on the rim or medal probably plated, Between a troy ounce and regular the above weight listed would put it around in the neighbor hood of 7 ounces with that much gold I would say they would state it on the medal 3" in dia and 1/4" thick. That is a heck of retirement give away.
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Some also call the SAC/prez dollars a golden dollar. John1 |
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Surely nobody thinks a retirement giveaway at U.S. taxpayer expense is a half pound of gold?  Best bet it is gold plated. Edited by tdziemia
07/28/2019 8:48 pm
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Surely nobody thinks a retirement giveaway at U.S. taxpayer expense is a half pound of gold?
Hey, maybe it was for the guy who almost got Castro with the exploding stogie. |
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Surely nobody thinks a retirement giveaway at U.S. taxpayer expense is a half pound of gold? Of course not. You need to release it from the black accounts BEFORE you turn in your notice and credentials. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Surely nobody thinks a retirement giveaway at U.S. taxpayer expense is a half pound of gold? When you work for a secretative government agency for a 3rd of your life I don't think receiving a 7 ounce chunk of gold is a big deal for the taxpayers come retirement time. Especially if you happened to be an operative on the front lines in 3rd world countries for a big part of your career! To whomever received it: "Thank you for your service! Enjoy your retirement...you earned it!" |
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When you work for a secretative government agency for a 3rd of your life I don't think receiving a 7 ounce chunk of gold is a big deal for the taxpayers come retirement time. Especially if you happened to be an operative on the front lines in 3rd world countries for a big part of your career! I'm not denigrating anyone's service. I just don't see that as being appropriate. I've never heard of any employee in the for-profit sector getting a $10,000 gift/award at retirement. To my way of thinking, that makes it inappropriate for a government employee. Federal employees who retire with 35 years' service get a pretty handsome pension. That's fine with me. As for the medal ... A solid disk of 22K gold with the dimensions given (76 mm diameter, 7 mm thick) would have a mass close to 553 grams. If that 7 mm thickness was measured on the rims, then this calculation will be too high, but I'm still skeptical it's gold. A jeweler or coin dealer who buys bullion will be able to tell you. Edited by tdziemia
07/30/2019 10:24 pm
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A solid disk of 22K gold with the dimensions given (76 mm diameter, 7 mm thick) would have a mass close to 553 grams. Probably hollow for hiding microfilm, cyanide capsules, miniature radio transmitters etc... |
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Probably hollow for hiding microfilm, cyanide capsules, miniature radio transmitters etc...  |
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