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jeffandcork New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/18/2009 11:24 pm I'm not sure if the coin my kids found is modern or not. It has ribbed edges like a coin and is silver, but is very lightweight and has no value listed on the coin. The front has a bust of James Monroe with his name at the top and the bottom says 5th president 1817-1825 with stars down the sides. The back is worn but has his signature at the top and says party democratic republican a revolutionary hero he issued the Monroe Doctrine warnine Europe to -----of north and south america. It then has the presidential seal on the bottom. Any ideas? My kids are dying to know what they've found. Thanks! Tried to upload a picture with no luck. The coin is so bent and battered it only looked like a blob. It is silver in appearance with ribbed edges though. Moved to ID forum -GO Edited by jeffandcork 07/19/2009 1:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 07/18/2009 11:38 pm Lightweight? Sounds Aluminium. A picture would really really help in this case. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 07/18/2009 11:50 pm There are lots of those guys around. Haven't seen one exactly like that with a signature on it though. It's definitely a token of some sort and from the description it's made of aluminum. We love pictures. Even poor quality ones can help us find out some more info about it. Report this Post to the Staff
Meadhoes New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/06/2014 9:08 pm I have the above coin mentioned in readable condition. Can anyone tell me what I've got? Edited by Meadhoes 07/06/2014 10:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ASLAN TVorlon Pillar of the Community United States 1234 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 10:42 am There is a sure fire way to see if it's aluminum or silver... Floating aluminum coins on water https://goccf.com/t/166461 I filled a glass to the top (almost over flowing) and slid the coins onto it horizontally. Being bent might make it harder, but it might work as a boat shape... then again if it silver not much will make it float. I've got copper rounds with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. The small amount of research I had done on them seemed to indicate they were made of 90% copper at the US mint as part of a commemorative presidential medal series. Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 07/07/2014 11:34 am It's aluminum, silver doesn't get that colour. The side with Monroe is pretty much copied from his Presidential dollar, so I would say this is less than 10 years old. Report this Post to the Staff
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