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This coon was found in a burned homesite from 1850-1960. Very bad condition but I believe it is gold. Location Kentucky - but my great uncle served in WW2 Europe and Africa.
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Better pictures please. Also, please give us the weight, diameter and thickness.
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Why do you think it is gold? It does not look like it. Even burned gold should not have any coating on it.
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I don't know if it is gold. The soil is highly mineralized in this area. It could be brass / bronze or gold plated or contaminated where other metal burned near it.
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It would be easy to verify if it is gold. Even a scratch test can hardly make this item worse. That being said, it is so badly damaged I cannot seen any trace of a design, except for the beading around the edge. So if it is gold it is only worth the metal value. If not gold, it could just as easily be a token, and in that condition it is just a lump of metal. Possibly a soak in acetone would reveal some design features.
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Thank you Oriele. The size is 19mm diameter / 2mm thickness.
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