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Nightwolf226 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/02/2011 8:23 pm Friend of mine sent me this image earlier today askin me to inform her of what it was. I've assisted her many times before but somethin about this stumps me. She describes it as the diameter of a typical US nickel, thickness of a US dime, with a hammered appearance instead of a pressed coin. on the side not visible is printed with .999 .. I am assuming possiblly gold cause the thickness and color but honestly I have no clue what this might be. Hope someone might be of assistance. Many thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 09/02/2011 9:08 pm The A in a triangle in the center looks like the Alcoholics Anonymous symbol. Looks like a personal item, like the head of a stick-pin/tie pin. Is there anything on the other side that looks like it was connected to something and removed? Like leftover solder or a groove? Report this Post to the Staff
Nightwolf226 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/02/2011 9:19 pm The other side has the same texture as the front and .999 stamped or pressed toward the bottom. Report this Post to the Staff
Nightwolf226 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 12:17 am ok.. got 2 better images. looked into the possibility of an AA coin but it's not even close. this is something very different. Report this Post to the Staff
Nightwolf226 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 12:25 am This is the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 12:28 am Well it's handmade and more then likely a one of a kind because of that. The 999 should be silver but means nothing unless it has a weight on it and because it's not a standard issue. See if you friend has a precise enough scale to weigh it on. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 5:23 pm I spent some time last night trying to find similar symbols and I had no luck. It's doesn't match AA nor anything from the Free Masons. I tried a bunch of variations of the initials on the coin and still didn't find anything. I am having fun looking, though. I love a good mystery/puzzle. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 09/03/2011 5:40 pm Okay, I just did a little more checking and found a site -- don't know how to put a link in this post -- so check out Researching Costume Jewelry. I first looked through the 'A's and an 'A' inside a triangle was used by Napier in 1922 (I think). So go to the 'N's and you will find Napier -- with a bunch of hallmarks and one looks exactly like the the center of that coin. So maybe it was some sort of company token. I might try looking around some more after supper.....we'll see. Report this Post to the Staff
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