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New Member
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From the research I did I know there were lots of bicentennial medals made in silver. What I cant figure out is why this one which is .999 silver troy ounce, would have george washington and nixon on the front. Wasn't Nixon long gone by the time they released these bicentennial medals and coins? It doesn't have his name but I think its him. Has anyone heard of Nixon on one of these?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it possible to see a picture? I'm only aware of Washington and Coolidge design on a sesquicentennial coin  and Washington and Ford design on a bicentennial rectangular medal  |
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New Member
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weight is 32.2 g, 1 1/2" wide   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, it is R. Nixon. The only thing I can say for sure is that it's a private issue medal. Maybe other people are familiar with it?
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Thailand
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Does George seem to have a bit of a smirk on his face? Maybe he was thinking of his "I cannot tell a lie..." quotation.
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New Member
United States
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Yes george may be smirking, I cannot tell a lie vs. I am not a crook....
Why on earth would they make this!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Because some people would find it amusing and buy it. Private mints make bullion .999 silver rounds with playboy playmates on them and such.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What you know is that this silver round was produced much earlier than 1976, probably in 73. (In 73/74 bars were big and rounds were just starting to become popular.) You have to remember that Nixon was supposed to be the President during the Bicentennial. His resignation ended that so the round has to date from before then. (And since it was obvious how things were going it must have been well before the resignation.)
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New Member
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I'm surprised they would still release them if made before everything occured. I guess I should just through it in the drawer and when my 3 year old gets bigger try to use it as a learning tool. I cant imagine it would be worth anything but scrap.
Thanks for all the replies!
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I have some background information on the Nixon medal and from what I know, it was made by the U.S. Mint. I was working in California in the late 70's and actually saw and handled one of these. A bartender who worked for me also tended bar at the LAX. One night he was given one of these as payment for a drink from someone who was catching a plane. According to the man, he had worked for the U.S. Mint when they were designing the medal to commemorate the bicentennial. Nixon had just won his second term and since he was scheduled to be US President during the bicentennial, the design was to show the first President and the current President side-by-side at the 200th birthday of the nation. Well, Watergate happened, Nixon resigned, and the U.S. Mint ordered this man to destroy all the medals that had already been produced. This man destroyed all of them including the dies except for ten that he kept for himself. Assuming that what this man did was theft, I would assume that these medals are also illegal, but very rare and highly collectable. Hope this helps.
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I have one of these Nixon coins. I bought it from a collector in San Clemente back around 1992 and was told roughly the same story as the one told above. A real novelty that has been sitting in my office drawer for the past ten years...
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New Member
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I have this coin too. What is it worth?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 artemisia It is not a coin, just a 1oz silver bullion round and it would be worth roughly the spot silver price(currently ~$31) and maybe a small premium just because Nixon is on it. I found one [eBayItem]360439492514[/eBayItem] that sold for $42.95 w/shipping on 3/11/12 I am not sure of the point of rtakahas's drive-by post but it is just complete and utter nonsense, pure bar fiction  |
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United States
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I got my Washington/Nixon coin as a gift in 1975. About five years later, a house guest robbed the coin but a friend of a friend recovered it with out the protective casing. Does anyone really know what they are worth?
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Posted 07/19/2010 8:36 pm
