1999 AU 2 Dollar Coin Looks Like It's Made Of Real Gold , Comparison Photos . Help Identify

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Jimmy-melbpurne3 New Member Australia 40 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 1:54 pm hi guys , Below are some photos of a weird coin I found it's a 1999 AU 2 dollar coin . I've got it next to a standard 2 dollar coin . If anyone has any ideas on or seen a coin like this before love to hear about it . Jim Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 4:01 pm @jim, can you please provide an accurate weight for this coin? Thx. "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
nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 4:28 pm These are made of Copper/Aluminum/Nickel. Your example is a "road kill" (damaged) 1995. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 4:51 pm What makes you think it is made of gold? You can't go by colour alone, it just looks like a badly damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 10:58 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 07/10/2022 02:49 am Aluminium-bronze can turn all kinds of colours, between gold and grey. This coin appears to be heavily polished - perhaps besides the roadkill damage, it was corroded, and someone has polished it clean. They did not make any gold versions of the $2 coin in 1995 (edit: or 1999 either). And there is absolutely zero chance that a two-dollar-sized gold blank was made, and then "accidentally" inserted into the coin press and released into circulation. There is one final option: that it's a counterfeit $2 coin. 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
Jimmy-melbpurne3 New Member Australia 40 Posts	Posted 07/10/2022 1:09 pm It weights 6.4 grams and I mistyped it's 1999. I have just never seen on that stood out so much . Thanks for the advice . Jim Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 07/10/2022 2:43 pm The correct weight is 6.6g so yours is well within spec for an aluminum bronze coin. Gold would be much heavier. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 07/10/2022 7:49 pm Gold's density is 19.3 g/cm3. Aluminium-bronze's density is 7.6 g/cm3. That means if you take a piece of solid gold that's exactly the same size and thickness as a $2 coin, it will weigh over twice as much - 16.2 grams, or thereabouts. Gold is really, really heavy. 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
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