Salk Vaccine Conquers Polio Silver Coin 1955

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Netflics New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 4:48 pm Hello Everyone, I've recently inherited this coin from my grandfather who unfortunately passed away. I'd like some information on this coin, if its legitimate, what value it may have, etc. Any information is appreciated as I couldn't find any coins referencing the Salk Vaccine that look similar to mine after about 30 minutes or so of searching the web. Here is the front and back of the coin: If the coin is difficult to read, here is the text on the front and back of it: Front Top - "SALK VACCINE CONQUERS POLIO" Front Bottom - "1955" Back - "WITH THE DISCOVERY OF A VIRUS VACCINE, DR. JONAS SALK WAS ABLE TO IMMUNIZE THE PUBLIC AGAINST POLIO, THE DREADED DISEASE WHICH FOR DECADES HAD CRIPPLED AND KILLED THOUSAND OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS. 1955" Once again any and all information about this coin is greatly appreciated. I'd love to know more about it but I can't seem to find any information about it online. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 4:56 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 5:25 pm It is not a coin it is a medal of some kind. Diameter? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jerry Picker Valued Member United States 480 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 6:15 pm https://www.ebay.com/itm/125681454811 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 9:04 pm Hello and welcome. As noted above, it is not a "coin", it is a "medal". At a minimum, it will be worth its silver content - if it really is solid sterling silver, then that's just over an ounce of silver, by my reckoning. If you just take it to a coin dealer, that will be all they would offer you for it. "Medical medals" have a small but passionate collector base; it will probably be worth more than just the silver content to such a collector, but actually obtaining that value will depend on a medical medal collector finding your sale. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/09/2023 9:41 pm Very interesting! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 03/17/2023 11:21 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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