"gold Plated" Coin Question

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KerryKz Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 04:06 am So I've gotten a few of these over time. Just ended up with an Ike bicentennial dollar gold plated. Is there any value in these things? Or just pure novelty? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 04:09 am No value in my opinion Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 04:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25028 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 04:23 am I liberated a few from "American Currencies" collectors items. Spent them. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 06:33 am Quote: Or just pure novelty? Exactly--just worth face value. "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
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 08:09 am ...reminicent of the old scam, gold-plating a 'V' nickle (without 'cents') to pass it off as a $5 gold piece ... the old "racketeer nickle" ... Edited by mrwiskers 02/25/2024 08:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6525 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 08:13 am The good old racketeer nickel Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2218 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 08:45 am Yeah those gold plated coins/medals are a big rip off in my opinion, saw a TV ad just a few days ago, to "honor" the gold buffalo, a gold plated one for just $..., the thin layer of gold on such novelties is worth just a few cents or less, local coin stores don't want them. Colorized coins are also not worth their cost but some have fun with them. Most "racketeer" nickels are not plated gold, were made later years to look like gold to fool and/or sell to collectors. A real racketeer nickel was found in Deadwood South Dakota during an archaeological dig. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...l-180961066/ Edited by livingwater 02/25/2024 08:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 08:55 am ...thanks for that info, @livingwater, & thanks for the link ... Report this Post to the Staff
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