Giovani Paolo I (Pope Paul The 1st) Pastor Bonus - Authentic Gold Token?

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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 06:20 am I need to know if this token is made of gold & what AGW it is. I do not want to remove it from the hermetically sealed enclosure. That would pretty much destroy the uniqueness of this piece. Report this Post to the Staff

mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 06:30 am I'd also like to get an idea of what this is worth: Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 08:18 am I guess that if it were gold, it would have been stated on the packaging. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 09:13 am I'm with @sap on this one. See below link for a similarly designed token that is gold-plated copper. https://www.identificacion-numismat...juan-pablo-i "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 3:07 pm Well, at least mine doesn't have Machine Doubling as bad as the one described in Spanish does. I always try to find something positive in every negative situation no matter how bad it is. So I'll probably throw it online starting at a buck and state, "you're on your own". Because of the uniqueness of the packaging and lack of any comparative examples, I feel it has an excellent chance of being one of those diamonds in the rough that may fetch a surprising booty. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 06/12/2022 9:58 pm If you're going to be selling it, make sure the description is Correct in English. "Giovanni Paulo I" is not Pope Paul I, but Pope John Paul I, who reigned for just 33 days in September 1978. He was well-loved and sadly missed, and his successor took his name - Pope John Paul II. This medal seems to date from that brief month between his election and his death. As a general rule, religious medalets don't tend to see much demand on the secondary market. But John Paul I is scheduled to be beatified later this year; this may be an opportune time to be selling a John Paul I souvenir. 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
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/13/2022 12:33 am @sap Thanks for the update and heads up on the beatification process. On another note, I've never seen a coin with this type of distinct swirling cartwheel. It's almost as if the obverse was caught in a photo while the liquid 'gold' was swirling in a blender: not a conventional minting process How do you say it, "cartwheel to kill for"? Report this Post to the Staff
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